Foretaste of Expidays

Ship: Johann Smidt
Date: 04.01.2026
Position: Caribbean Sea, San Blas Islands
Nautical Position: 09°34,9’N, 078°40,7’W
Etmal: 11 NM
Total: 6734 NM

The day began when we crawled out of our tents and found ourselves on a small Caribbean paradise island. We packed our tents and sleeping gear and waited at the jetty for the shuttle. From around 09:00, everyone was back on board and ready for a delicious Sunday breakfast. From the coconuts that we boys got yesterday to the Nutella, everything was there.

Then, until lunch, we were allowed to swim a little and snorkel in the area in front of the Johnny. Finally, we set off to go to another island, one of the Islas Maqui (Cayos Holandeses), with significantly more infrastructure than the last. We drove there for about one hour and then anchored there for the whole day.

When the galley was ready, we were allowed to go ashore. There it was just as one might imagine the Expidays in Costa Rica: make the jetty, sit in or out of the water at the beach bar and have a drink, play beach volleyball with the other people all day, or cruise along the coast in a rubber dinghy.

Overall, it was extremely cool, and everyone was satisfied. In the evening, we played a game of volleyball with only OC people. We shuttled back, and if you were still hungry, you could spread something on a roll that we had baked this morning.

Of course, we were allowed to sleep on deck and for some, the day ended with a round of Cuarenta, with a coconut as a stake.