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 'Life on the Boat'
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
Mess of the Week
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Boat Work, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip
The result of Matt’s great efforts to design and build fridge storage for us. I’m so glad it was storming outside or else I never would have got to experience such an entertaining event as Matt cursing and fighting his way around plexiglass 🙂
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Observation
January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Introspection, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat
It’s been very windy here today and when I went up on deck this afternoon, I was struck by how loud it was – lines banging against masts, tarps flapping, boats creaking as they strained against their dock lines, wind whistling through the marina… One of the hardest things to get used to with sailing, […]
Tags: Faith·Introspection·weather
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