Our August 2022 crew. Thanks for the memories. Maybe we’ll see a couple of you next year?
August 2022 Expedition Update—Headed Home
This is what it’s all about: three weeks of great adventure, dozens of wonderful memories, great new friends, and not a marauding orca pod in sight (see below). Hey, we’re going to do it again next July and August. Come join us!
August 2022 Expedition Update—Deep-Sea Fishing
We just Googled it: the cost of deep-sea fishing out of Miami can run as much $225 per hour. And there are minimums, generally four hours. So that’s what? US$900/900€/£760 for half a day. Holy mackerel! Well, we let our crew members try their luck at no additional cost. And take a look: yesterday, Bay, one of our August students, reeled in two “holy mackerel(s).” We don’t know if his parents would be impressed, but Bay was lovin’ it! Maybe we should add fishing to our list of QBE expedition perks...
August 2022 Expedition Update—Océanopolis
We’re back in Brest this week—at Océanopolis. For more on this amazing aquarium and marine research facility, check out their summer 2022 trailer, HERE. It’s in French, but if you don’t speak the language, you’ll still get the gist. Our July crew spent a day at Océanopolis, as well. It’s an impressive, if below-the-radar, destination.
August 2022 Expedition Update—Headed to Brest
Just after this pic was taken, the weather changed. After a great day in Lorient, we had to abandon plans to visit the Glénan Islands and decided to sail west instead. On the upside, we found a great crêperie to celebrate a birthday. Now it’s on to Brest!
August 2022 Expedition Update—The Lorient Inter-Celtic Festival
Here we are today at the Inter-Celtic Festival in Lorient with Charles Bertrand, a former QBE crew member who now plays with the National Marine Corps Breton Bagpipe Band. When he was a teenager, Charles brought his bagpipes along on an expedition and routinely piped us into port. It always created a stir when people jockeyed for a good vantage point from which to watch and listen.
There are several Celtic “Nations,” including Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Galicia (in Spain), and Asturias (also in Spain). All share indigenous cultures that descended from an ancient proto-Celtic progenitor, all are represented at the festival, and all have a thing about bagpipes!
You never know what you’ll discover on a QBE sailing expedition.
August 2022 Expedition Update—the QBE potato peeling Society
We like to write about the things that make QBE sailing expeditions a bit... different. We use this space to showcase some of the amazing places we visit, some of the special events we attend, and some of the summer fun we have (e.g., swimming and exploring). But here’s one example of something that undoubtedly sets us apart: our August crew members all wanted to help peel their own potatoes this past week (seriously)—a team peeling exercise! And a fine job they did. Team building and bonding are points of emphasis on QBE expeditions.
