In the months of November and December of 2011, together with “Ramidus Ethiopia Tour,” Fedor Konyukhov went on a trekking expedition to Ethiopia. The main goal of “9 – Heights of Abyssinia” expedition was to climb the following 9 peaks of the Ethiopian Highlands.

On October 15^th, 2011, at one of the most beautiful places on Cyprus Island, the bay of Cape Greco, arrived a magnificent barquentine “Running on Waves,” with a specific and extraordinary mission. The expedition “Sources of Europe,” was to sail around Europe to conduct research on the ancient cities of Europe; their locations, archeology and probable reasons of decline or disappearance.

Our departure on the twenty third of June from Horta was reasonable uneventful. The water depth at the fuel jetty was not sufficient for us to come alongside.