28 July 2013

Meeting Marlin

Marlin

Natalie, Michael, Maya, and Lena are a German family we met while in Bequia, their boat is a 60 ft long monohull with a bright red paint-job named Marlin.

                                       

This picture was taken from our dinghy as it was going by.
The girl on the ladder is Lena the youngest of the family.


This is all of us in Bequia outside of the ice cream parlor at the docks.

15 comments:

caroline goodson said...

Stella, I have been reading your posts and really enjoying the updates. (I enjoy Cleo's and Jade's posts, too!) It looks like you are making new friends at sea. Is it different meeting friends on boats from meeting friends at school or 'on land' ?

Kyle Draganov said...

What a treat to meet kids your same age on a journey like this. When I was 12, my family toured New Zealand in a camper van. We ended up meeting an Australian family that was on the same path as my family. They had a couple kids my age. We had so much fun on that trip. In fact, that was 28 years ago and we are still in touch. Be sure to get their contact info, Stella. Very few people have had the opportunity to take a trip like the one you are on. So, you will always have a unique shared experience with your new friends.

Anonymous said...

Hi Stella,

Not sure if our last comment posted, so we are trying again...
We love reading your blogs! It looks like you are having quite an adventure, and it is great that you have made new friends. We look forward to reading more!

Susan, Rick, Owen & Dylan

Gary Bennett said...

What a great way to meet new friends. Go to the Caribbean and find a family sailing in the same direction as you are. Finding an ice cream shop with those friends also looks like fun.--Pop. P. S. The Dogwatch ice cream tent is open again this summer.

Kelly James Draganov said...

Hi Stella. I'm so happy you girls are making good friends! Thank you for this post and the great photos. I love hearing of your adventure and will pass on your blog link to Bella. I know she, too, will enjoy following your story. Keep having fun and be safe!

Alex said...

This sounds like the most amazing experience! So many new friends and cultures and adventures! I'm in awe of your journey (even though I'm sure a lot of it is really,really hard, too -- but that just makes me more in awe!).

Jocelyn Arnold said...

How fun! Looks like you all are having a great time. Keep us all posted!

Jocelyn

Nathalie said...

Well done Stella! Did the one out of a hundred rule work for the pictures? Hope to read more posts from you! I am glad we have met you guys!

Unknown said...

Thats so cool! I miss u so much Stella! Say hi to your family for me! I hope your are having such a fun time on the boat!
-Anna

Unknown said...

That's so cool! I miss u so much Stella! Say to hi your family for me. I hope you are having such a fun time on your boat. -Anna

Ingrid Regina Sullivan said...

This looks like so much fun! Watch out for pirates.

liliana said...

what lovely pictures.. and you all look so happy:) what grand thing to make friends at see... ciaooooo

Carrie said...

I echo many of the other comments--I'm so glad you met another wonderful family!

Stella Bennett said...

Hey, caroline, It is actually different when you meet a new friend at sea than when you meet a new friend on land, not because the people are different, simply because we do different things together like swimming and sailing and hiking and talking about the places we've been so far.

I miss u 2 Anna, and hope 2 c u soon!!

I did actually use the one-out-of-100 rule on my pictures, Nathalie.

I'll keep u posted!

Davidovich Griffin Girls said...

Looks like it is warm where u are .U are so lucky.It is cold in Paris.


I miss u and I hope to see u soon


love annabelle