I was on one of those there tallships jammer. That was quite the trip, I'm sorta torn up about what happened on the Picton Castle. She's a good boat and they run a tight ship they must be going through hell about what happened.
Hell I've been through worse then they had and didn't lose anyone, freak accidents are the worst I just hope she went quick. Drowning in the middle of the Atlantic due to exhaustion is not what she deserved.
As for biking I gotta say that nothing quite matches the US south, you've got amazing food, great roads, varied terrain and some of the nicest people I've ever encountered.