And so it begins.

Preparations have begun for the incredible journey that lies ahead, and with that comes the setting up of this blog – my travel blog. During my nine months away with Class Afloat, I will be posting updates as well as photos. 

But first off, a bit about Class Afloat. We will be sailing and living aboard the Sorlandet. It is a Norwegian tall ship, and the oldest full-rigged ship in the world (built in 1927). 

The Sorlandet

Though it is a Norwegian ship, we will be starting off in Turkey because the ship is currently there undergoing restoration (exciting, I can't wait to see it!). Here is the itinerary for the year:

SEMESTER ONE	SEMESTER TWO
Istanbul, Turkey Sept 5 – Sept 9	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan 18 – Jan 21
Rhodes, Greece Sept 18 – Sept 21	Tristan da Cunha, UK Feb 4 –  Feb 5
Dubrovnik, Croatia Sept 27 – Oct 1	Cape Town, South Africa – Parent Visit Port Feb 17 – Feb 23
Ajaccio, Corsica, France Oct 8 – Oct 13	Walvis Bay, Namibia Mar 2 – Mar 6
Lisbon, Portugal – Parent Visit Port Oct 23 – Oct 27	St. Helena, UK Mar 16 – Mar 20
Agadir, Morocco Oct 31 – Nov 7	Ascension Island, UK Mar 26 – Mar 29
Tenerife, Canary Islands Nov 10 – Nov 14	Belem, Brazil Apr 17 – Apr 21
Dakar, Senegal Nov 22 – Dec 3	Trinidad/ Tobago May 1 – May 5
Fernando da Noronha, Brazil Dec 16 – Dec 20	Dominica May 8 – May 12
Natal, Brazil Dec 22 – Dec 26	Samana, Dominican Republic May 17 – May 23
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jan 7 – Jan 18	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada June 6