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Entries Tagged as 'Passages'

Our Bundle of Joy

March 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Passages, Thoughts on Family

In honor of my good friends’ Baby Boy #2 who should be arriving sometime today (yay A&L!!!!!)……………… ———————————————————————————————————————————————- Over the last few years, I’ve watched several of my friends become parents and go through the trials and tribulations and triumphs of raising their babies.  And, since Matt and I are hoping to become parents ourselves […]

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Wind and waves and …. remind me again why we’re doing this??!?!

March 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments · First Mates, Introspection, Learning to Sail, Life on the Boat, Mexico, Our Route, Passages, The beginning

Matt and I have read books and articles about cruising and have tried to talk to those who have gone before us.  I have searched the web for cruising blogs and forums and Matt has consulted various websites on his own.  Not one of the resources we’ve come across has ever mentioned how horribly uncomfortable […]

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Let the hazing begin – an initiation to the cruising life

March 14th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Famous Firsts, First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Oh Crap., Passages, The beginning

Hello world!!!  We just arrived in La Cruz, Mexico after NINE FULL DAYS out at sea.  I can’t believe we managed to stay out so long.  All in all, it was relatively uneventful although we did encounter a small storm in the first couple of days.  The overwhelming feelings for the first 6 days were […]

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