flohjoeA personal update from Europe: rediscovering Berlin, family history in Poland, trail running in the Swiss mountains, renovating a 200-year-old house, and slowly looking forward to returning to Santana in The Gambia.
flohjoePreparing Santana for the rainy season in The Gambia: paperwork, boat preparations, trusted local help, and a brief stopover in Conakry, Guinea.
flohjoeA quiet reflection from the African mangroves about departure planning, paperwork, leaving Santana behind for the rainy season, and the nervous logistics of flying to Europe with Janjo.
flohjoeA quiet update from the mangroves in The Gambia: Nike heads north, Floh recovers from a long cold, rainy season begins, and Santana waits at Sama Lodge.
flohjoeWe finished our DIY plywood dinghy—partly on a beach. Now it’s our daily ride, repairable anywhere, and surprisingly tough.
flohjoeAfter our dinghy was stolen in Palmeira, we tried replacing it—then decided to build our own in Mindelo. A scrappy one-week stitch-and-glue Spindrift build in a cramped garage, with cracks, fixes, fiberglass, and a nesting dinghy cut in two.
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