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Two young people did not choose everyday life. Réka and Kristóf decided to orbit the Earth a couple of years ago. Since they both love adventure, they didn’t think too much about it. Kristóf found out, Réka followed him.
The story goes back to Kristof’s childhood. Even then he visited the sea regularly, getting acquainted with ships from the very beginning. His father bought a Japanese boat engine in the late 1980s, which was eventually used for nothing.
I wanted to change my life. I thought I could do something with it
– recalls Kristóf, who now uses a boat motor that has been dusting the garage for decades as his daily water home. They began their adventure three years ago with his girlfriend, Réka. Although the young woman easily became friends with the idea of traveling by boat because of the global lifestyle, it became even more difficult to get used to the marine life.
This way of life is not easy. At first, he was more of a passenger. Later, when I realized the real dangers, a paralyzing fear reigned over me.
Réka says, adding that on their way from Sicily to Sardinia, they were chased by a 100-kilometer electrical storm and fled all night.
A single lightning bolt would sink the ship immediately. But an electromagnetic wave in a storm can also cause serious damage: it can destroy all the electronics in a ship. All mobile computing devices must be hidden in the oven because it protects like a Faraday cage.
Christopher is not afraid of dangerous situations. Being a practical engineer, he sees problem solving as a physical example and focuses on solving them as soon as possible.
Otherwise they are quite knowledgeable about the weather; near the coasts via internet, open waters via radio and satellites. The smallest thunderstorms are seen on radar, chances are high that they can be avoided.
They don’t trust anything at random, they have learned to adapt, they think ahead and have plans for B and C for practically everything, and yet they still get surprises.
After almost a year in dry dock, the ship was launched with new accessories. Two of the thirteen did not close normally, causing it to sink. They had to solve this profitably because it would have been very costly to correct the error with old best practices.
With the help of an IKEA box, a mini dry dock was created in the immediate vicinity of the assembly. Seawater was extracted from the box attached to the hull with a recycled shower pump so that the assembly could be unscrewed and resealed.
Bad experiences, which are not really those, but lessons learned, shape the young party even better. At sea, they are the captain, the ship’s engineer, the cook, the family doctor in one person, so they know each other in various roles.
The trip is self-financing. Although they both have jobs, they still strive to minimize costs: for example, they don’t sleep in expensive hotels or marinas, they have electricity from solar panels, and they fish a lot.
Photo: Réka Hasas
Their biorhythms are determined by nature. During the crossings of several days, they constantly alternate in the position of governor. They spend most of their time cooking, reading, eating, watching a movie, or working from a home office.
Réka also does other interesting things. He spends a lot of time searching for local folklorists to do interviews with, making montages of these on his YouTube channel. It has English subtitles for the videos so that anyone can understand what is being said.
They also have a traveling exhibition showing the work of twelve amateur photographers. So far, photographs featuring Hungarian culture have been exhibited fifteen times in fifteen different locations without claiming to be complete. It was stopped for a long time during the coronavirus epidemic, but they managed to display it in a small Spanish town this week.
For me, the conscience of the Hungarian is important, because growing up in a minority I think is the key to our survival.
Says Réka, who was born on the Transylvanian plateau in a small town, Réven. For this reason, he is linked to a love of popular culture by various threads, he has toured many times in the nearby popular units, Kalotaszeg, Szék and Gyimesek, and has been dancing folk since his childhood. When he decided to go with Kristóff, he definitely wanted to connect the cruise with some folklore-related project that would strengthen Hungarian consciousness.
The youngsters are now in Spain, preparing to dock through the Strait of Gibraltar to the Canary Islands. They left Croatia. So far, they have managed to cover 8,000 kilometers in the Mediterranean. They affected Montenegro, Slovenia, Italy, Greece and then turned west. After visiting the Canary Islands, they sail to Gambia, Brazil and the Caribbean.
The circumference of the Earth’s belly is about 40,000 kilometers at the Equator. This cannot be done in a straight line, so their journey will be somewhat longer even when sailing at higher latitudes before orbiting Earth.
Photo: Réka Hasas
According to Kristof, marine life teaches humility. The waves take you to whatever you want, you can only do one thing: adapt.
Although the Rékáék are FREE, THEY ARE NOT PLACED, they live their DAYS AS DIGITAL NOMATS,
they do not pretend to set an example. They believe that this life is not for everyone. Of course, they couldn’t imagine a happier life for themselves. However, freedom comes at a price: they only communicate with family through the Internet, and the lack of loved ones sometimes supports them.
Then when they sail to a new place, be it the bustling metropolis, a place of historical significance, or a natural attraction, they are always filled with great excitement. The many beautiful places, the discovery of a new culture, the local food can make you nostalgic.
If there is, Greece is a Mediterranean sailing paradise for us. Thousands of islands, nice people, rich folklore, delicious food await to be explored. We also like Spain very much for the laid back lifestyle, divine food, and advanced infrastructure.
With a few exceptions, life on the go gives a lot of freedom even in times of viruses. If some countries also establish a limit on maritime transport, few prohibit the abandonment of territorial waters. They comply with the rules and regulations. His journey has not been particularly affected by the pandemic so far.
They hope to arrive in Madeira on New Years Eve.
The path of the young can also be followed here, on Facebook and here on Instagram.
Cover image: Folkoricum Around The World / Facebook
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