Scary Dreams and Flying Fish
After a few days of very calm balmy air our weather changed. We knew it would and we needed it…
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Fishing Baby Wipes
Eli finished building his Star Wars Lego starship that he started working on yesterday. He did such an incredible job…
Watching a Big Storm
Last night we all decided to take a bit of an early break to watch a movie together. Our boat…
Living the Dream
Well we haven’t moved much by wind power in the past few days but I guess I shouldn’t complain as…
100 Ways to Entertain
One thing that I have learned very well this last week is how many activities one can do in such…
Squeeky Wet Shoes
Zakary continues to like to play in his bucket of water that is in the cockpit right next to the…
Exercise and Cinnamon Buns
Location: 9:20 pm PDT, Lat: 26 deg 45.372′ N, Long: 118 deg 39.199′ W, Course 181 deg M, Speed: 7.0…
A Sunburn, A Guitar and a Good Book
Day two at sea proved to be a calm day. While the winds were not nearly as strong as the…
First Day of the Big Crossing
Well, we finally finished enough things on our to-do list and have Alyssa on-board, its as good a time as…
Ready to Go – Our Biggest Crossing!
Our departure from San Diego has been rescheduled for tomorrow. With a few last minute repairs and plans necessary we…
SeaWorld San Diego – A Blast!
We spent an incredible day at SeaWorld San Diego. The kids have been wanting to go to one of the…
Meeting Dear Friends from the Past
As we traveled down the coast I looked to San Diego as a final destination to prepare any last minute items or…
USS Midway – A Great Day in San Diego
Jaeden – Age 17 For a guy coming from Canada with a fairly small military and not many if any…
Repairs & Provisions
05 April 2013 The past week in San Diego we have been very busy. We have already had visits with…
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Fireworks and Splashing Water – Catalina Island to San Diego
It’s amazing how easy it is to amuse and entertain a one year old. As we were crossing from Santa…
Catalina Island Submarine Ride
Today has got to be one of the coolest days so far. Waking up in Catalina after spending a night…
Waiting for the Gale Force Wind Warning to Pass
Since we arrived in Santa Barbara at 2am on March 18th we were over exhausted and glad to be on…
Santa Barbara – An Eventful Dingy Ride
Dailin’s Post So today Teyauna decided to have a tea party and so she made banana bread and cucumber sandwiches.…
Waves Crashing Over The Deck
The last three days on our trip to Santa Barbra have been super rocky. Luck for us we have a…
Stories of Dark Caves and Cannibal Pits
Twenty five years ago my dad took his family on an adventure that would define the rest of our lives.…
43 Hours of Non-Stop Sailing along California’s Coast
We left Half Moon Bay at 7 am after checking over the systems on our boat. The run from Half…
Can you Sleep with a Constant Beeping Sound?
Safety on the water is extremely important and there are a number of features set up to help with this.…
Bon Voyage – We Set Sail!
At 8am this morning we set sail on a voyage that will see us travel over 10,000 miles or 15,000…
Final Preparations and our First Coastal Sail
As we were set to leave on this Thursday our Wed. was super busy. All our projects lately meant that…
Marina Kids. Thanks for the Fun Visit!
9 March 2013 Our older teenagers were away for the day at a Youth Conference with some of their new…
The Final Countdown – And Going Crazy
4 March 2013 – Solar Panels, Food, Heating & a new Cover With only a week to go before we…
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Darkness going up the Napa River
For the first time we found ourselves needing to go to a new location that we had not been to…
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Orin’s Trip to Napa
Orin (age 12) It was so exiting when we woke up early in the morning to set sail on the…
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Eli’s version of a Sleepy Sail to Napa
Eli – Age 9 Last week we sailed our boat up Napa River. We needed to get it hauled out…
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A Little Fall of Rain
One thing to remember about living in the tropics is that although there is more sunshine than you’ll ever know…