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“I have no special talents, I’m only passionat

“I have no special talents, I’m only passionately curious” - Albert Einstein

Never ever loose that sense of curiousity 🗺🌱🕵️‍♀️ I think that’s a talent in itself 🐒

Note to self 🙏 And to you!🤗

Have you looked what’s around the corner today? 😁

📸: at the highest peak of #fuerteventura. By Astrid fellow #solofemalevanlife

💙What can we still ethically eat from the sea?🤪

Overfishing and challenges that come with it has got on a bigger stage since Netflix docu @seaspiracy 🌱🙏 And it may have changed your view on eating fish? But don’t we need to eat fish for the omegas 3? Good news! Seaweed and algea got us covered here! It’s where the fish get their omegas from in the first place 🥳

Over the years I’ve been exploring, harvesting, and testing plants of the sea as food. Driven by curiosity. I came across so much of it during freediving, beach walks, and even during sailing passages. I was wondering which seaweed you can eat, how to eat seaweed, how healthy eating seaweed actually is, and if it can replace fish with the nutritional content.🕵️🤔

The benefits of seaweed are nothing new. It’s an ancient wisdom that we in the western world have forgotten a bit about. Especially in eastern cultures like Japan, Korea, and China seaweed has been harvested for thousands of years for food or medicine.

I’m nowhere near an expert on seaweed. But I explore, try, experience, question, read, research, study, and repeat. I’m currently studying nutrition and natural medicine, and ever more interested in exploring more about the superpowers that nature has to offer. In abundance. With what I’ve learned so far, I hope to make you as excited about seaweed as a source of food.

Check my latest blog on Seaweed and why is such a great source and ethical choice of nutrition, and a great replacement for fish and krill. 👉 Oceanpreneur.co (link in bio)

Have you seen Seaspiracy? What was a big eye-opener for you? Curious to learn!
You can also join the discussion about Seaspiracy and many more environmental, nomad and sailing related topics on the @_oceannomads community HUB. 🌱🌱🌱

Questions about seaweed? Leave a comment here or on the blog. It’ll help me to create more valuable content for you 🌱😊

🌱Self Sufficient Nomad life 💦 I consider m

🌱Self Sufficient Nomad life 💦

I consider myself living pretty resourceful and independent. I don’t have a fridge and don’t want one either. Less noise. Less power. I just eat what needs to be eaten first. I tap all my electricity needs from a little solar panel and I filter my drinking water (with lifesaver www.theOceanpreneur.com/maunawai 💯🙏) from whatever water source or tap I can find. The ocean is the shower. Food, water and once a month some diesel is what I need to source elsewhere. Fairly simple. Not fully self sufficient but I’m on my way 🌱

I’ve put myself to the test this week and explore how long I last in the remote paradise I find myself. I’m down to beans and rice pimped by an excitement of spices and 🥥. A complete nurturing meal as I learned in nutrition school 🤓 It was more tasty than it looks ☺️

Sprouts and seaweed gave me some fresh superpowers the last couple of days but that was about it in the alive food department. It’s time to go back to civilization and hit the market for some 🍊 🥭 🥦 🤤

The conclusion of this little experiment is that I have tons more to learn to improve my survival and food conservation skills. I could still last for a while if I’d really have to but I can also drive two hours and find a market.

⛵️Something that’s not possible when sailing an ocean! What you bring is what you got. And provision planning is an essential part of preparing for a voyage. This little roadtrip though happened rather spontaneous without planning whatsover. But better to be prepared, always wouldn’t it? ON the case.

What are your ambitions with self-sufficient living? In which part of the journey are you? And how do you source food, water, power whether your sailing, vanlifing or living on the land?

I asked this question on the @_oceannomads community membership HUB this week. The input so far: 50% is somewhat self sufficient, 40 % is curious to learn more, 8 % is living self sufficient on land and 4% is living self sufficient nomadically. Read the elaborated responses in the ON hub. Super valuable to read how fellow nomads are creating their self sufficient lives! 🌱You can learn more & join the community 💦⛵️🌱👉Oceannomads.co

🌱Reflections on the road taken🧘‍♀️🍀

🌱Reflections on the road taken🧘‍♀️🍀

The 20 km offroad zig zag driving I found a bit daunting. Could the machine handle it? Could I handle it?

One way to find out😁 They say when something scares you and excites you at the same time you should probably do it. So finally I went to the south of the south to escape the eastern crowds and to follow my curiousity to what’s around the corner of the corner of the corner.

🚚🐌 Two hours of slooow travel but we handled it! I made a fuss about nothing. One year ago I was terrified of driving this machine. It’s my first car. And first house. Now I’m not the limit, but the machine is. 💫

Some of you asked if I don’t get bored here on the desert island. After 3 months here I only just scratched the surface. I would never get bored here. I’m only getting more excited. I park the car, take my bike, or go for a snorkel, surf or hike. And see what I see. And meet who I meet. There’s is so much beauty to experience when you give it all a closer look and simply go slow. Try the same in your area 🌱

I’m pretty remote now and I’m curious to see how long I last with the food I have and may find in nature. The nearest shop is two hours away and I’m definetely not done exploring here. I only just started.

Over the years my ocean nomads lifestyle and the sailing in particular has tought me to provision well and to be resourceful with what I’ve got. Lots to learn still so I keep putting myself to the test 🌱

Now with remote campervanlife and this summer and autumn with some sailing again! 🥳⛵️⛵️⛵️ I’m planning some exciting expeditions with @_oceannomads Join as as member to be the first to know and apply already this month! In the membership hub you can also find some mini-courses on provisioning and remote waste management 🌱 (community link in bio to learn more)

What limiting belief did you conquer lately?

📷1: Sunrise this morning 🙃
📷2: feeling in control 💪💃
📷3,4,5 The landscape in the south
📷:6 I call it a day 🍀🧘‍♀️

#fuerteventura #nomadlife #sunrisesky #oceansky #vanlifespain

Living on the edge 🐒🌱 What’s the worse th

Living on the edge 🐒🌱

What’s the worse that can happen?
Above all, what’s the best that can happen?

“Don’t let the dreams be dreams💫 “

#fuerteventura #rewilding #vanlifeeurope #mercedescamper #homeiswhereyouparkit #starsky #oceannomads #vanlifestyle #retrovan #retrocamper #fuerteventuraisland #solofemaletraveller #nomadiccreators #nomadiclifestyle #mermaidsoul #alternativeliving #livewithnature #vanlifespain

🌱🍓Back to school 🤓 Food as the medicine🥳👩🏼‍🍳

Since years I’ve been wizarding 🧙🏻‍♀️ around with herbs, spices, teas and food trying to figure out the superpowers within them and exploring the healthiest way to go forward. I see too many people around me dis-eased and I can’t accept this as the status quo. Time to take my curiosities on herbs, spices, and food to the next level 💪🌱 and to learn more about the fundamentals of our bodies and nutrition. Not just for me but to help those around me.

Since lockdown happenings started one year ago, I’ve been studying books, plants I come across🧐, listened to dozens of podcasts and have been taken some courses in Ayurveda and herbal medicine 🌿I’m now enrolled in the study nutrition and nutritional coaching. At some point I’d looove to go to east and learn from some wisdom masters.

It’s super interesting taking in a combination of eastern and western knowledge and to figure out the way to go. Which I haven’t figured out yet. And I probably never will. It’s going to be a life long journey. The more I learn the more curious I get and more questions I have 🙈🌱🙋‍♀️🧐

But by living close to nature, being aware of the world around me, the cycles of nature 🌒 , I feel the best knowledge comes from experiencing, exploring, learning and listening about the nature around me and my own internal nature. What an exciting journey! I don’t remember the last time I had a cold so I believe Im doing something right. I’m super excited to see where this curiosity takes me in the years to come. I keep an holistic approach to it all with nature at the center of it. Food is just one part of health, but a big one I believe. 🌱

Nothing new this all. Just a reminder to stay close to nature, in every form 😘

Who else here is endlessly curious about nutrition and what are you currently studying / exploring / coaching / ambbasadoring / wondering about?

In the resources section on my website Ive listed some of the books I read and recommend and courses I’ve taken. (Oceanpreneur.co / link in bio)

🌱 My humble little garden 🌱 Funny little fa

🌱 My humble little garden 🌱

Funny little fact. These 3 little plants have original roots with my grand grand mother. I have a ‘stekje’ of a stekje of a stekje of a stekje. Despite an occasional sauna and sun in my housy on wheels, they keep growing 🥰🍀 And so am I 🌱

Sometimes I dream of having my own little garden and create a permaculture and flower garden. But I remain to curious to the world to settle. There is sooo much to explore. What can possibly beat this view? And with learning more and more about the world of wild edibles, why would I bound to one place? Because of special people and community. Especially when living wild, remotely and in nature it’s not always easy to meet your people. But working on that 💪 That’s where Ocean Nomads comes in 🌱👨‍👩‍👦‍👦⛵️🧜‍♀️🏄‍♀️🚚

One element of the network are ON basecamps 🏕⚓️

With @_oceannomads we’re figuring out a middle way, with basecamps all over the world for pitstops, meet-ups and team-ups. Portugal (@co_sagres), New Zealand’s, Galicia, Germany, Netherlands and the Canary Islands are ON the map. Have you settled somewhere and would you love to welcome the world at your little paradise? Check out Ocean Nomads and let’s explore team ups. 1000 bonus points for ocean views, an anchorage in front and a flat space for the overlanding nomads.
Then there’s the ON vessels and nomads to explore more ⛵️💫 check out OceanNomads.co to join the network. So far we are +170 founding members, 35 vessels⛵️ and 5 basecamps. Check them all out on the ON map.

Have you settled after years of nomadding? Or are your nomadding after years of being settled?

I settle for being a nomad 🌱🙏🍀 And the world as the garden.
So grateful!

#oceannomads #vanlifestyle #vanlifeexplorers #vanlifeeurope #fuerteventura #fuerteventuraisland #solofemaletraveller #nomadlife #nomadiccreators #nomadiclifestyle #mermaidsoul #alternativeliving #livewithnature #oceansoul #vanlifespain

🌱•Passing the captain ⛵️👩‍✈️ tes

🌱•Passing the captain ⛵️👩‍✈️ test•🥳🙊

On this day 3 years ago... Exhausted, bruised but happy ☺️

Wow, 3 years already when I received that little paper saying Captain Suzanna Yachtmaster Offshore. Not growing up sailing, and learning the ropes by simply hitchhiking on boats a few years, who am I to captain a boat? Well, after a full-on weekend of being examined of my capabilities, I passed the test. It wasn't about the paper. It was about increasing my confidence that I can do this! No matter what the surroundings are telling me or limiting beliefs I tell myself. Ok, and this little paper also allowed me to rent boats so I can facilitate deeper ocean experiences. 💙🌱⛵️🐒

I've been organizing and captaining some pretty cool sailing trips since and treasure those experiences and connections deeply. I learned so much by stepping up my game, made such beautiful connections, and there's so much more to come and learn! How exciting!

We are all way more capable than we think ourselves capable of. I believe the main limit that prevents us from making things happen is our thinking, our focus, and our surrounding. You are what you think. What you focus on expands. And "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with", goes the saying. Stay focused on the dreams you all! And surround yourself with loving souls that bring the best out in you.

⛵️So when is the next sailing adventure? Exciting expeditions are being planned with @_oceannomads And not planned. More and more spontaneous ocean adventures are happening amongst members.
We're currently 170 souls from 37 countries and have 35 vessels in the fleet excited to share experiences! Join the family to explore, connect, and make impact. We keep each other sharp on not settling for anything less than we're capable of living. Learn more and become a founding member 👉🌱 www.oceannomads.co 💪⛵💙

Have you been sailing with me? I'd love to hear what it brought you or taught you. Comment, write me or call me. Your feedback helps me to adjust the sails, be better, and do better.

#womenwhosail #sheofthesea #shecaptain #oceannomads #dreamitdoit #sailboatlife #sailinglife #offshoresailing #yachtmasteroffshore

🧜‍♀️Observations from below the surface🧐

The other day I swam to this fish farm. Possibly not the most sensible thing to do but I wanted to see with my own eyes what it's like. I had my imaginations but what I saw made me almost throw up through my snorkel. As I got closer the visibility got worse. I don’t want to know what leftovers, chemicals, and antibiotics I was swimming in. And then boom, a huge column of desperate, totally stressed out, silver, fish. Not a few thousand as I expected. These were billions of trapped fish trying to move, to simply swim. Trying. Because there was no space. No room. Lots of dead fish in between them too. This was just one column. If my eyes were cameras you’d stop eating fish right now, including the ‘catch of the day'. Maybe this is classified under catch of the day? Who knows. Stress filled flesh. Not healthy for you, the ocean or the future of the fisherman's wallet.

While governments debate fish quotas and ‘sustainable’ practices, and chefs and most of us debate which fish they can still “sustainably” cook, fish are continually ‘produced’ and taken without considering how much is left, its bycatch, and ripple effects of our human interventions. And it’s toxicity! Fish and krill are squeezed into pills and the nutrition advice says we need fish. This is incorrect. What we need are proteins and omega’s.

I wouldn’t be writing this if I had some good news too! 🥳🌱 The plants and algae in the sea got us covered here for our nutritional needs. It’s where the fish get their EPA and DHA omegas from in the first place. If you don’t live on a small remote island or on an iceberg, you are most likely not dependent on fish for survival. In the long run, we are all dependent on the ocean for survival.

Go explore it for yourself.🧜‍♀️⛵️🐒

My latest blog on Oceanpreneur.co is about seaweed excitement. Also you can find a blog on overfishing. In my book Ocean Nomad I got a bit wild with talking about this too. Say hi on @_oceannomads to unite with more ocean explorers. Many are welcoming you on board their exploration vessels🌱💙⛵️

What would you like to learn about fish or seaweed?

📸1: @marianna_patane

🌱What is the truth? 🤔 With so much informa

🌱What is the truth? 🤔

With so much information, opinions, criticism, censoring, and influencing out there, and not out there. And where? Who and what to believe?🤷‍♀️

I know little but what I do know is that my intuition has never let me down. And neither nature has.

Connect to nature, look at nature, nurture from nature, learn from nature, treasure nature 🌌🐾🐒🧜‍♀️🏄‍♀️🧗‍♀️🚣‍♀️ Tap into your own intuition. Trust yourself. Just that.

Stay curious. Question. Research. Pause. Listen. Feel. Learn. Explore. Keep questioning. Repeat. And don’t settle for anything less than living, eating, breathing your own values and truth 💫 Then act accordingly.

Above all, stay kind. We all do our best with what we know and believe is truth.

The truth is yours 🌌

When in doubt, connect with nature 🌱🐒💙

📸: from in, on and near the sea in Fuerteventura. Thank you @marianna_patane @kabartelina @stewie.the.green.machine for the 📸🙃

#nature #liveyourtruth #naturalliving #natural #fuerteventura #canaryislands #outdoorlifestyle #bethechange #consciousliving

Just me in my natural habitat 🍀🐒🕵️🤸

Just me in my natural habitat
🍀🐒🕵️🤸‍♀️🧜‍♀️

Can you spot what I found here 😋?

Stay wild you all 🌱

•Ocean Adventure time 💙⛵️🌱• This is

•Ocean Adventure time 💙⛵️🌱•
This is Lærke from the @cleanoceanproject And I at this weeks’ beach clean up in Fuerteventura! @laerke_heilmann is going to sail across the Atlantic soon! And not ‘just’ that. But on an old wooden catamaran from the 70s skippered by a badass captain lady @whereskiana Without all the electric and modern fluff. Salty, wild, rough, and with an ocean impact mission. On this 4-women ocean voyage they aim to highlight ocean challenges, collect data, document the journey, and educate and encourage ocean action along the way.

I believe our meet-up came at the perfect time. It’s Laerke’s first big ocean adventure and luckily I still had one copy of my book Ocean Nomad! The book I wished was out there when I started my first big sailing passage not really knowing what I was getting myself into. Preparation is key for a happy, safe and meaningful ride. She’s going next level right on! 💪💙⛵️
Ladies, I cheer you big time and will be following you closely.

Curious to a big meaningful ocean adventure ‘someday’? As Walt Disney says, “if it can be dreamt, it can be done.” but where to start?

Travelling an ocean on someone else’s sailing boat is not a straightforward endeavour. To be ready to expect the unexpected, information, investigation and preparation is essential. I receive lots of messages on this topic and I do what I can to help. Four Ocean Crossings, 30.000 Miles of boat hitchhiking, later skippering, and continuously failing, overcoming and learning, I figured out a few things.

Here’s what I have created for you to help to get you out there 💙 (links in bio):
📝I wrote a few blogs on Oceanpreneur.co
📘Read book Ocean Nomad - The Complete Atlantic Crewing Guide. Learn the bearings from what’s it all about, to finding a boat where when and how, to figuring out the safety situation, prepping, to contributing to a healthier ocean
🗺📍Connect with fellow @_oceannomads Tap into the network, find answers, and support for your ocean adventures. We ‘get’ you and your life choices. 🌠
⛵️⛵Join me on a trip! Keep an eye on the ocean nomads developments for what we have planned for 2021!

Have you sailed an ocean? Or would you? 💙

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