First days of Sailing – More wind please! – Jan 16 & 18
After only a few days of living on our boat, we were ready for a sailing lesson in the San Francisco bay. My dad, Heldor, who had been boat-sitting for…
Thawing out in San Francisco with 13 Wheelbarrow loads of Cargo
16 January 2013 – Thawing out in San Francisco Our first week in the San Francisco area has been freezing cold. When we left Canada for our sailboat, we told…
Keeping our Baby and Kids Safe at Sea
These days they make tons of things for baby's but few people have had to design special things for baby's on boats. In order to make our boat safe for…
Don’t Bring a Trailer when Driving Through a Redwood Tree
Perhaps we should have paid more attention to the sign that said “No Trailers beyond this point” but I really did not want to unhitch our small little trailer from…
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Staying at a Universal Studios hotel definitely has its advantages. Not only is it connected by a water taxi to the Universal attraction, but…
Will my RV fit under this Boston Overpass?
I didn't realize the excitement I was getting myself into when I decided I was going to drive a thirty-one foot long motor-home into Boston. I had been to other…
Hilo and the Big Island of Hawaii
After years of questions from friends and Cheap Tickets Canada customers, our family decided to take a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. Our kids never wanted to leave…