Day 1 - Official departure from Treadwell around 12:30 p.m.!

Today is the big departure for a journey without limits.

We have been actively preparing for this trip since the spring, but the idea of living this dream goes back to January 2024. Since then, we have been thinking about it, talking about it and, above all, quietly getting everything ready so that one day we can really cast off.

Yesterday, our neighbors at home, with whom we shared our passion for sailing, came to spend the day with us. They took the opportunity to drive us to Treadwell Bay while we left our vehicle at home. It's a step we hadn't really thought of at first: we would eventually have to give up our car!

So this morning, there's really no turning back. Our only means of transportation is Éolo.

We do our final preparations, we check one last time that everything is ready, and at 12:30 PM, Jonathan, Miela and I are finally ready to leave.

Our neighbors, Lil’Rousse and Nancy, wish us a wonderful trip as we leave the dock. Another person also calls out 'bonne navigation' to us, not knowing they will never see us again. Hardly had we left when we ran into new acquaintances arriving at the marina. Delighted to see us leaving, they too want to wish us a wonderful trip!

Passionate as we are, we hoist the sails and head south... at least as much as the wind allows. We fully enjoy the sailing, but the route is long. Strong winds are forecast for the evening and, above all, the wind is pushing us straight toward Bluff Point.

So we decide to follow the wind and spend the night there.