We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
This time it’s a toss up. In order for Matt to fix the icebox, we had to pull everything out of the quarterberth (our bedroom) and all the stuff we had stored beneath the bed (including all the stuff we had bought at Costco…) The boat looked like it had just sustained a hard weekend […]
Entries Tagged as 'The beginning'
Mess of the Week
February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Boat Work, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
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“If you’re not banging your head against something, you’re not doing it right.”
January 30th, 2010 · 3 Comments · About Money, Boat Work, Fellow Cruisers, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew
Life on the boat has shifted into high gear this week (and we are planning to go SAILING tomorrow and not just work!!). PETE arrived on Tuesday night, immediately going into work mode as he tackled the windlass and then custom-designed and built a protective unit for our steering quadrant. JON arrived on Thursday also […]
Tags: Jon·Pete & Ray·Woman on a Boat
Define “Crazy”
January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Introspection, On Fear, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
For the first time in weeks, I’m up early – well, up at 8:30 which is much earlier than the 10:00+ routine we’ve been in this month. It’s raining outside and I believe it rained most of the night, and I am cozy in pj pants and Matt’s warm fleece, seated right in front of […]
Tags: Crazies and Wackos·doubts·Faith·fear·Introspection·passion & purpose·who i am
Hey Baby, what’s in your ditch bag?
January 18th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Boat Work, On Safety, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Because I’m of relatively little use to Matt for the boat projects he’s currently working on (unless you count lounging around half-naked in an apron as “helping”), I’ve had to look into other ways I can prepare us for our imminent departure. One of the things every cruising boat needs is a “ditch bag.” This […]
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Tidbits
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Boat Work, First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
* It was pretty stormy here the last couple of nights. Well, as stormy as the bay area can get seeing as how there’s never any lightning or thunder or crazy wicked thunderheads… so by “stormy” I mean windier than normal with a little bit of rain. Anyway, it was our first time sleeping in […]
Tags: baking·Domestic Goddess·friendships·home·storms·tidbits·weather·Woman on a Boat
BOAT TOUR!
January 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Boat Work, First Mates, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
I know it’s hard for most people to imagine how we live in such a *ridiculously* small place. I just measured the boat (i.e. I asked Matt) and our living space is effectively 30 feet long by 12.5 feet wide. Yeah – it’s small. I know that tonight probably isn’t the best time to take […]
Tags: downsizing·home·Moving·Woman on a Boat
2010 – The Year of the Bins
January 4th, 2010 · 7 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
It’s New Years Day and I’m standing in the doorway of our near empty studio apartment looking at Matt. I can feel Matt seething with annoyance as he precariously balances two overflowing cardboard boxes, a paper bag, a blanket, my backpack, and two sets of over-the-door hooks on our little hand cart. “We didn’t have […]
Tags: Bins·downsizing·getting rid of stuff·Marriage·Moving·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
The Good, the Bad and the $740 we spent at Costco
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · About Money, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew
First things first, a belated Merry Christmas to all!! We had a great Christmas with my mom down in Bako but were a bit sad that we missed the WHITE CHRISTMAS in New Jersey. We’ve spent the last two Christmases with Matt’s family in NJ and, each time, I’ve begged and pleaded with the Big […]
Tags: food·groceries·happiness·Holidays·regrets?·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
Weak Knees :(
December 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · About Money, Boat Work, First Mates, Oh Crap., Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Every once in a while someone will make a comment about how relaxing our lives must be now that we’re going into a period of not working and just “hanging out” on the boat. Yeah, wouldn’t THAT be nice. We’ve suspected for a while that there was a major structural repair needed on the boat, […]
Tags: accomplishments·setbacks