With only 8 enthusiasts onboard including the crew, It suddenly feels that we are a family. We are so different but complementary. Everyone learns and teaches others at the same time among profound and powerful conversations. We challenge our limits every day, climbing the rig, facing storms or crossing rivers carrying trash in the most remote places. But there is no fear just courage.

We arrive to the glacier fjords in the West. In spring there is an extraordinary explosion of life in Iceland that makes every single place unique and marvelous. We explore abandon whaling stations and hidden waterfalls, while we increase our awareness together and report signs of unhealthy oceans.  Microplastics appear in our manta trawl and large amounts of stranded fishing gear are found in apparently “pristine“ beaches.  We team up and carry everything we can onboard. Time stops where we encounter the huge cliffs near Hornstrandir where the sea birds’ colonies rule the coastal waters, and even Ópal feels small. Later, Ópal keeps gliding in the breeze. We encounter majestic humpback whales and killer whales roaming the free seas…We end the expedition entering Húsavík, our home town, with all square sails up and receiving a warm welcoming from our beloved people in the harbor.

 This expedition changed our lives and now we feel capable of everything. We are back and it’s difficult to assimilate all the emotions. We just know we need to do this again.