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! 
We sailed over 13,000 miles. We visited seven countries. We dropped anchor off of more than 25 islands/atolls. We crossed: – the Tropic of Cancer -the Tropic of Capricorn – the International Date Line; and – the Equator. We sailed across the Pacific Ocean. It was mind-messingly difficult at times and also utterly amazing. It […]
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And that’s the way it is.
December 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Famous Firsts, First Mates, The End
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Who wants a Roo? (aka our trip to the Lone Pine Sanctuary)
November 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Australia, Famous Firsts, First Mates, Fun Stuff, shoe-cruising, Shore Excursions, The End
Last week, we took a trip to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary just outside of Brisbane. Along with Koalas, the LPS has a variety of other animals, reptiles and birds that are native to Australia. I was super excited to go because their website promised 1) you could hold a koala; 2) you could feed […]
Tags: Brisbane·Kangaroos·Koalas·Lone Pine Sanctuary·wildlife
Let’s say GRACE – over and over and over
November 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Australia, Cheers!!, Fellow Cruisers, Life on the Boat, Random Thoughts, Shore Excursions, Somebody likes us, The End
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!! We had a great turkey day the Aussie way, throwin’ some brats on the barbie with the only other US boat we knew in the area. It was such an enjoyable time. I felt really happy that we could still celebrate the holiday with a nice day with friends and throwing the […]
Tags: Brisbane·Holidays·thankful·thanksgiving
The good, the bad & the ugly are all, well, GOOD.
November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Australia, Introspection, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Loss of a Parent, The End, Thoughts on Family
Now that we are comfortably ensconced in civilization again and able to be off the boat and in movie theaters or cafes or restaurants at a moment’s notice, and have regular internet, and no longer have to worry about the anchor dragging or sails ripping or rigging breaking or being constantly tossed around at sea, […]
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random things I was thinking about while sitting in the quarterberth listening to it rain until I realized that the lazarette was open and I had to run out in my pj’s to close it and got totally soaked
November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Australia, Life on the Boat, Random Thoughts, The End
* starting a new blog about our “normal” life * celebrating Hanukkah (even though I’m not Jewish) * how I should never eat fish & chips again (even though they are so so so so so good, they are so so so so bad for my waistline!) * how excited I am about my new, […]
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The end of the line.
November 11th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Australia, Cheers!!, Famous Firsts, First Mates, Our Route, Passages, The End
Brisbane. We’re here. I can’t believe it. The ultimate destination we talked about for so long. We certainly took the long way around. But, we made it. Australia.
Goodbye to big sky country: November 10 – our last day at sea
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Beautiful, First Mates, Life on the Boat, Passages, The End
As the end draws near, I’m becoming a bit more sentimental. Ha. Our last sunrise at sea: Our last sunset at sea: Thanks be to a glorious God who has provided so many spectacular skies along the way.
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A brief note about “Buddy Boating” because it’s Wednesday, and you know what that means… (written Nov. 10 en route to Oz)
November 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Cruising Must-Haves, Cruising with Friends, Famous Firsts, Fellow Cruisers, Funny, Passages, Somebody likes us, The End
Cruisers are generally known to be independent and self-sufficient, yet can often have a herd mentality. But, there really is something to be said for traveling with other boats. This passage, for the first time EVER, we sailed within sight and VHF contact of fellow cruisers, and it was fantastic. Although we did have to […]
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Mixed Emotions (written Nov.9, en route to Australia)
November 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Introspection, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Our Route, Passages, Random Thoughts, The End
When we started this passage, I never thought I would spend almost its entirety curled up in the recesses of the quarterberth or laying on the settee, trying to keep my stomach happy and contained. It’s strange to me that I’ve sailed almost halfway around the world and yet get the worst seasickness on our […]
Final FINAL Passage!
November 3rd, 2010 · 9 Comments · First Mates, Introspection, Life on the Boat, New Caledonia, On Safety, Passages, The End
So, as I’m sitting here thinking about what to write in this post, it feels like just yesterday that I was sitting in this same spot getting ready to film my Bon Voyage video the night before we set off across the Pacific. Now, **nine months** and over TEN THOUSAND MILES later, we are about […]
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