Thanks for your comment and the little dose of Tasmania’s winter – that sounds absolutely magical! It feels like yesterday that L’Envol was at anchor in the Little Norfolk Bay. We will never forget your kindness and how despite the Pandemic, you opened the door of your home in Taranna to two strangers. Greetings from the Lofoten Islands in Norway.

Hugs, Carina and Christophe

This is the translation of Fannie’s poem from French to English:

Taking flight

I love the moment before, that frozen instant
The deep breath before the leap, the calm before the storm
The sigh of a kiss, the blush of dusk before night falls.

I love open spaces, the fragile borders,
The outline of the horizon, the pier fading into the distance,
The treetop, the summit, a door left ajar.

As we gaze upon these invisible thresholds,
We discover an opportunity, a future to be seized.
It is up to each of us to choose whether to take the step,
Whether to plunge in, sit down, or stay put.

It is in these gaps, these doorways of space-time,
That an idea may root, words can reveal it.
Unpredictable moments, spaces of freedom,
I dream of going where my thoughts are carried.

Glad to reconnect …. so you made it to Estonia, Carina’s first home!

It’s a glorious winter wonderland here in Tasmania right now… bright morning sunshine sparkling on Little Norfolk bay. Frost melting rapidly as the rays penetrate the crystals. Fruit trees dormant, reaching out to be pruned and Basil the cat sleepy inside the sunny window.