21. Januar 2026 The Fairy and Leprechaun Round to keep us safe
Datum: 21.01.2026
Position: Grenada 11°59.48'N, 061°45.94'W
Ziel: San Blas Islands
Wetter: heute besonders heiß und drückend
Stimmung an Bord: alle freuen sich aufs Meer und das Segeln
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ACHTUNG!
Dieser Blog wurde in Englisch verfasst, da die referenzierten Kreaturen irischen Ursprungs sind.
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We are a big vessel, something can go wrong at any time. Especially at night when only a few people are awake to take care of the ship. In order to find unwanted fire or leakage the Eendracht crew put up a system called Brand- en Lekrondeor in English Fire and Leakage Round. According to a specific list we comb through the whole ship and make sure everything is as it should be and that everyone is safe.
We start at cabin 32, a tiny door leading to a storeroom in compartment 4 (here sleeps the crew). Under the accommodation deck we make sure there is no leakage or any signs of smoke, heat and fire. Now you see why we call it the Fire and Leakage Round: we make sure there are no abnormalities! Furthermore in ccompartment 4 we secure the printer room, a drying locker and our beloved laundry room. When we are at sea the water tight doors, which connect the different compartments are kept closed for obvious safety reasons. Therefore we have to go back up, through the mess and down the stairs again or even outside on deck and enter the other compartments. That sounds tedious but it is actually good to collect a few extra steps.
Lisbeth und Mia Di checken den Drying Locker © Lenya
Beitragsbild oben: Unsere Werkzeuge während der Safetyround © Lenya
Lisbeth und Mia Di checken Cabin 32 © Lenya
Our round continues with the fan room, which is underneath the outer bridge and the Kamelenhok and Eendenkooi that can be found in the bosun’s workshop in the aft (the back of the ship). Then we cross the Holland-America-Kade that connects the aft and foredeck and also offers the entrance to the mess, galley and compartments 1,2 and 3.
In the galley we keep an extra eye on the stoves and make sure they are turned off. In the mess room, where the round continues, we pay special attention that everything is sea-tight. Every object is supposed to be where it „lives“. Otherwise the healing and rolling of the ship has everything flying around.
Then we go down the stairs to compartment 3. Before we enter the accommodations, we check for the temperature of the fridge and freezer in the dry store. In compartment 3 we first enter the engine room. We open all the control flaps in the floor. No leakage can hide from us! Out of the engine room we turn right to check the hallway near cabin 15 to make sure everything is in order with the cabins and the people that are sleeping. After that we make our way back up the stairs to then pass the mess room and go down to compartment 2.
Lisbeth und Mia Di checken den Laundryroom © Lenya
Hallo aus dem Bowthrusterroom © Lenya
We climb down to the Schapskoi, another beloved storage (and hangout) spot. The watertight door to compartment 1truly is an obstacle, but we overcome it daily. Lastly the bow thruster room and the sail storage in compartment 1 getschecked!
To make this task more enjoyable there is a sensor in every place named above. These have to be touched by a red sensor. That makes a very satisfying beeping noise. If that sensor is broken or out of battery, the motivation to fulfil theFire and Leakage Round decreases exponentially! We still do it very thoroughly, of course!
However, the search for fire and leakage is not the only reason for our nightly rounds. Since more and more objects and sometimes even people vanish for unexplainable reasons (especially when they are needed for tasks like cleaning the toilets), these rounds developed into kind of a retrieval program. Not to retrieve the missing things though, but to find the perpetrator: There are rumours, that a certain leprechaun and its minions, the fairies, are the reason for the continuous loss of our valuables. The leprechaun is never seen and has not been found yet. But that´s exactly what we´re working on. Therefore the Fire and Leakage Round became the Fairy and Leprechaun Round for everyone who is in knowledge of these creatures and determined to finally end the thievery. This of course has nothing to do with our untidiness.
Wanted the Fairies © Lenya
Short Update:
We have left Grenada after two incredible weeks exploring Grenada‘s culture and nature under water and on land. We have set sail again, left the port of Saint George are now bound to the San Blas islands.
Mia Di und Lisbeth
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Grüße:
- Leander: Ganz liebe Grüße an meine Pappenheimer nach Berlin! Grenada war atemberaubend und ereignisreich aber ich freue mich trotzdem auch wieder voll auf die Tage auf See.
- Hannah: Ganz liebe Grüße an meine Eltern, hab euch ganz dolle lieb! Liebe Grüße an meine Omas. Ich hoffe, ich schaffe es beim nächsten Mal mich bei euch zu melden. Liebe Leo, ich hab dich ganz dolle lieb und hätte unglaublich gerne länger mit dir telefoniert! Hoffentlich nächstes Mal.
- Lenya: Liebe Grüße an meine Familie, hab euch alle ganz doll lieb. Ich hab meine erste Lebenskrise souverän gemeistert - eine Tarantel ist mir im Hafenbecken mein Bein hoch gekrabbelt! Aber kein Grund zur Besorgnis, ich lebe noch.
- Finja: Ganz liebe Grüße an alle! Danke für eure Zeit bei meiner Handyzeit und dass ihr immer freudig darauf wartet. Oma und Opa, wenn die Handyzeit demnächst eher ist, rufe ich auch nochmal an. Lisi, Alyssa, ich freue mich so sehr auf unsere Aktionen, die wir zu Hause wieder starten <3 Mareike, pass bitte auf dich auf! Uuund viele Grüße an meine Konzertmädels! Leonie und Larissa, wir versuchen auf jeden Fall was einzurichten :)
- Pauli: Hallo Familie meinem gebrochenen Handgelenk geht es ganz gut, tut auch nicht mehr so weh. Mein Gips wurde auch schon toll angemalt und unterschrieben. Liebe Grüße an Ray und Maxi ich hoffe euch geht’s gut, freu mich schon auf euch, viel Glück beim ABI.
- Philine: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Oma, hab dich lieb!!!!
- Lea: Hellou, meinem Arm geht‘s besser oder so. Ist halt bissl nervig alles mit links aber wird schon. Hab euch lieb!!
- Mia Di: Liebe Grüße an Aliya und Simon! Alles Liebe zum Geburtstag! Ich hab euch lieb!
- Lisbeth: Ganz liebe Grüße an alle! Liebe Grüße an meine Family, hab euch lieb!