Departure on Sunday 20th of August!

RØST: This Sunday, at 18 o`clock sharp, the S/Y Underveis will start her journey around the planet. Six years of dreaming and planning are at an end, and we are now shifting our focus to the challenges we will meet crossing the Seven seas.

We have, in all modesty, compiled a short and informal program for this Sunday, and we hope that as many as possible will show up to bid us farewell and good luck:

• 11 o`clock: Service in the local parish church. We will be reading this days Bible text.
• 13 o`clock: Farewell dinner at Fiskarheimen. Everybody are welcome. The menu will be either pork or bull.
• 18 o`clock: Departure from Jentoftbrygga at Tyvsøya. For those who want to, it will be possible to follow us past the lighthouse Skomvær on board Roald Olsens tourist vessel Inger Helen, departing from the same place at the same time.

When you have planned something for so long as we have now, you start thinking extra hard as departure draws nearer. Are we well enough prepared? Are there things we haven’t thought about? We have pondered these questions many times. And the answer we get is yes. As far as we can see, we have prepared for all situations that we may encounter. The boat has been refitted and upgraded into a real ocean traveler, and we are mentally prepared. A dream is in the process of coming true.

Since we posted our website on the 3rd of January this year, we have had a lot of visitors. Around 42,000 unique user addresses have opened more than 223,000 of our pages. Many of these people have sent us mails with invitations, tips and wishes for luck. A response we could hardly have imagined! We hope that you all will still follow us on our trip around the world.

With sailors salute

Finni og Rune