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Hold Fast! 4. I want to hug a cow

After 188 days without setting foot on land, The Avontuur arrives in Horta, in the Azores. But there are a few hurdles before the crew can get off the ship.

After 188 days without setting foot on land, The Avontuur finally arrives in Horta, in the Azores. Before the crew can finally get off the ship, there are a few last hurdles to contend with. Ship’s cook Giulia has played her part in getting them here in reasonably good spirits, but now her patience is beginning to wear thin.

15 people, 188 days at sea, one extraordinary ship: how the Avontuur was locked down at sea during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Narrated by Siobhán McSweeney
Produced by Christina Hardinge
Sound & Music by Noémie Ducimetière
Narration written by Laura Thomas
Sound mix by Jackie Margerum and Giles Aspen
For Lives Less Ordinary, the series producer is Laura Thomas and the editor, Munazza Khan.

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41 minutes

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Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

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