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! 
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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Life on the Boat'
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
Tags: accomplishments·Marriage·Mess of the Week·Woman on a Boat
100% totally random things I’ve learned about myself and the boat so far
February 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Funny, Life on the Boat, The beginning
– I think the smell of even slightly over-cooked eggs has got to be one of the most repulsive odors ever. (And please don’t make me clean out the leftover dried-up egginess that remains in the pan.) – There are some socks in the world that apparently are just not compatible with my feet and […]
Shelter Island, San Diego – The Friendliest Place on Earth… well, within walking distance)
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning
We arrived in San Diego too early on Monday morning for us to appreciate its beauty or anything else in life. After spending the pre-daylight hours on a quarantine buoy, we were able to move to the “Cop Dock,” a municipal dock facility offered to transients for a mere $10.50/night. After checking in, we walked […]
Tags: San Diego·Woman on a Boat
The Honeymoon Begins!
February 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Famous Firsts, First Mates, Introspection, Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning
Matt and I were married in October and even though we had a fun road-trip from CA to NJ and then had a nice relaxing three days at a beach spa/resort (thanks again Aunt Arlene & Tom!), we didn’t have a “real” honeymoon. Those other get-aways were somewhat negated by the stress and craziness of […]
Tags: Introspection·Marriage·passion & purpose·soul-searching·who i am·Woman on a Boat
Hey Kids! This is better than TV!!!
February 23rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Famous Firsts, Funny, Learning to Sail, Life on the Boat, The beginning
Ok, so not quite, but this sailing stuff is at least more interesting than Jersey Shore, right?!?!?!? Anyway: I thought I’d share a few of our “firsts” for those who love us and so I can remember them next month when, I hope, we’ll already be old hats at all this stuff 🙂 (HAHAHA) – […]
Tags: accomplishments·How to Cruise·Pete & Ray·Woman on a Boat
An undesirable encounter (or Balls to the Walls)
February 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Funny, Life on the Boat, Oh Crap., Our Route, The beginning
At 3:37AM (I know because we have a clock velcroed to the ceiling of the quarterberth) I awoke to an awful sound. A dull, heavy, rolling thudthudthudthudthud echoing through the water. “Matt!” I whispered. “Did you hear that?” and then the dread of every cruiser – “I think our anchor might be dragging.” Seconds later, […]
Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz to Catalina
February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · First Mates, Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning, The Crew
Because Pete and Ray didn’t have much time left with us and the wind wasn’t cooperating for a fast trip to, well, anywhere we wanted to go, we decided to head from Santa Barbara over to Santa Cruz island just across the channel. We ended up motoring most of the way, but it was a […]
This sailing stuff is easy!
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Life on the Boat, Our Route, The beginning
Tags: first 3 days·Woman on a Boat
Some days
February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · About Money, Boat Work, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, This sucks
Some days I cannot believe I’m actually LIVING on a sailboat – me, who spent her childhood flying around and driving around, but rarely setting foot on a boat and only hanging out on a sailboat ONCE during my first 25 years of life. And some days (like today), I cannot believe how much being […]
Tags: Woman on a Boat