I guess I should throw in “Happy Thanksgiving” as well since It has been a while since my last post. The Vawters have left the water (not for good… don’t worry). After we settled Banyan into her slip in the marina near Whangarei, New Zealand, we quickly packed up our duffel bags and headed …
The Vawters are heading back to the water at long last. I know some of you thought (and maybe some even prayed) that we were going to become land lubbers again, but it’s back to the boat life for us! I dropped off writing posts near the end of June last year. We weren’t adventuring …
Okay, so I am not alone in feeling that homeschooling, was by far and away the hardest and possibly the worst part of cruising. Recently, at a meet-up over July 4th on Bainbridge Island I did a little informal survey. We got together with SV Agamere at their home. SV Wild Rumpus was there in …
It has been almost three months since we have been in Canada. After living here on hard ground we ask ourselves… how is it going? It has been quite the transition. And most transitions are not without adversity. The most challenging thing, apart from outfitting a completely empty house, starting completely new jobs, girls starting mid-school …
“Mommy, I want some headbands” – Isa. I replied with love “Yea? Why?” “Because the bathroom is so empty and it makes me not feel at home, there’s no stuff in it” – Isa. It’s so true. We have this overwhelming urge to fill our space don’t we? Not only our space, but other peoples …
Boat Life = Pause Wine Life = Play Wait what? So there are lots of questions but the main idea is: Cameron and I have put Banyan up on the hard in Mexico and have made our way up to the norther extremities of the Sonoran Desert, the hottest place in…yup, you guessed it, Canada. …