Category: Travel

I am back again to find some good winds, sailing to Manila, from Australia.

When we left Australia behind us, i already felt like going back again to the lovely and friendly people who made me feel at home….This journey, that just begun, was going to take us close to Papua New Guineas coast with many islands surrounding with astonishing form’s . Our next port to enter will be, […]

Do not be afraid to make mistakes.

”As a sailor I learned to know many counties with different cultures and political systems. The year 1965, in the port of Valparaiso I had my first confrontation with an authority. It all started with a horrible experience! I was jailed by the Carabineers (Chilean military police), under charge of the Senator Allende. This happened […]

A new #Timezone 1965, Australia

Arriving at Brisbane, Australia. When we finally sight the shore of the Australian coastline, it was a relief to know that our adventure in the southern Pacific Ocean had come to an end and that all of us on board were well. This was the first time for me to visit the Australian continent and […]

Voyage from Brazil to Australia.

The dangerous journey from Brazil to Australia. We had recently unloaded a cargo shipment from Japan, in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest port city when we were told to go to Sao Francisco do Sur for loading. It was a small port town then, in 1965, but now an important resort in the Catarina district located […]

My Time Zone in Buenos Aires.

Arriving to Buenos Aries. We had been in Mendoza, Argentina, for a few days and now another long trip on train was ahead of us. We were going to the capital Buenos Aires, more than 1000km away. The train left early morning on a nice and sunny day and the train porter told us that […]