They say that cruising is boat maintenance in exotic locations. Maintenance is just life when you own a BOAT (Break Out Another Thousand). Others will tell you “Oh yea, that hole in the water that I throw money into?” Then there is the one about boat ownership being like standing in a cold shower, fully …
Tag: preparation
Parties and Partings
FAQ #1: “When are you leaving?” Answer: “I’m not telling you” The short answer is that we are moving onto the boat at the end of February and then… we will see which way the wind is blowing before heading down to Mexico via a slow tour of the California Coast. We felt so …
Safety (part 1) + Update
Update: Our Boat is on the hard these days at the Napa Valley Marina. We had some work to do which was better done on land so out it came. Now, we’re taking it apart in all directions and I look forward to the day it is put back together! We had some dry rot …
The Plan – the short version
The word plan is used very loosely. So… please don’t hold us to it! We realize though, that friends and family want some kind of framework to put around our upcoming travels. They need a visual idea of what the heck we are planning to do. So… HERE IT IS!!! Timeline March 2015 Leave from …
THE HISTORY – Part III
The following is a fairly concise version of the last 10 years of our lives. We did a lot of preparation for our journey to come, even while daily life went along with all the normal activities, challenges and joys, there were many small and large sacrifices that were made. At times it seemed like …
THE HISTORY – Part II
Cameron and I met in our very first class (Viticulture 101) at UC Davis as transfer students into the Viticulture and Enology Program in the fall of 1999. In late 2000 we started dating and I got to know him, his history and his dreams a bit more. Traditionally, I’m a land locked lady. I …
THE HISTORY – Part I … How did it come to this!
When I was just starting to date my now husband at UC Davis, I had a feeling that he had a passion for sailing. I had no idea how far that passion would end up taking us. Cameron spent a good bit of time in Australia near Sydney during his formative years. He grew up …