Travelling aboard a Fright-Ship

 Have you ever wondered how it might be to spend an entire month aboard a fritht ship?

And even taking your car or RV along?

Or how small a 40 feet container might be when you are up on deck 12 of a large transatlantic vessel?

What the night aboard feels prior to....

...setting off?

Have you wondered how those pilots really get aboard...

...of the big vessels?

What does a passanger cabin look like on a frighter?

How big is it really?

What does the captains view looks like?

How fast is loading and unloading going on?

Where will you get your food from when in the middle of the Atlantic?

How many Containers do really fit?

How tall is the engine?

What happens when it happens?

BBQ in the middle of the Atlantic?

Yes!

What does the Atlantic look like from the Bridge?

Did you wonder about work safety in Africa?

Or Car Shipping in Germany?

If you are interested in all that and...

...you speak some German, than you are invited to check out my journal about 31 days aboard the Grande Francia, sailing from Montevideo/Uruguay to Hamburg/Germany. 

If you just want to know about prices and all the important Tipps and Tricks, check out this post.

If none of the above, you might just wanna look at some pictures and visit the gallery of my trip with Grimaldi's GRANDE FRANCIA. 

Enjoy - Happy Trails and happy Sails.

The blue truck Water to Wine Miracle

You know, when you are travelling with a 4 wheel drive travelling vehicle having water in your watertank is almost as important as having diesel in the fuel tank. But when you are shipping your vehicle over the Atlantic ocean things are a little different and you might start working on that Water to Wine miracle. 

By now, the blue truck has found home again and it is parked in my little workshop in Switzerland. Still, it has not entirely been unloaded and is still waiting for some TLC. But what I have done already: I have opened the top of the watertank and look what I have found when opening the lid. 

Interesting, here in the tank there always used to be around 80 liters of water. And now as I started unloading the whole sh... I hauled around the Americas I discovered all of a sudden there is a lot...

...I mean a lot of Uruguayan wine in the water tank.

A Miracle at last! 

More than Sweet Asses...

Isn't that a sweet, old ass indeed? 

But believe me, that small Southamerican Country with fewer inhabitants than most big cities of the world has much more to offer than sweet asses.

Come along with me and see...

...what Uruguay has to offer.

Spontanous art installation made of leftovers on a construction site in Montevideo.

Vitnesses of early times...

...of the second smallest country of Southamerica.

Unexpected: Outstanding wines are produced in Uruguay.

More than in any other country I could find classic cars, some still running, some awaiting some new life to be blown in their old metal.

No trash! There is a lot to see in Uruguay.

Come along with me and visit the newest blue truck photo gallery URUGUAY.

Enjoy!

Now I know...

...where Pamela Anderson, Victoria Beckham and Co. go shopping! 

Right here: 

The shop in the old town of Uruguay's Capital Montevideo was closed, but its name seems to say it all. 

Happy Shopping!

Should I be afraid?

South American Wiring.

Just one of the many interesting examples.