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! 
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, […]
Entries Tagged as 'Introspection'
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
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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 […]
Tags: Noumea
Life on the dock
October 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Fiji, Introspection, Life on the Boat, Our Route, Random Thoughts, shoe-cruising, Words to Cling to
After the last few weeks of sailing all around, it is kind of nice to be tucked into the marina berths here at Port Denerau. Some of our other cruising friends scoff at the high prices of the restaurants here and another referred to this center of tourist madness as “Disneyland,” but I happen to […]
Tags: Denerau Marina·Nadi
Treasures of the Bilge
September 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Introspection, On Faith
At popular anchorages, there is usually a local VHF net that comes on in the morning, checking to see who’s arrived and who’s departing, inquiring as to whether people need anything, offering local services, and announcing events that might have meaning for the cruising community. The nets also generally ask about “treasures of the bilge” […]
Tags: Anchor for the soul·Faith·happiness·Inspiration·Introspection·passion & purpose·self-worth·soul empowerment·Spirituality·who i am
Taken In
August 7th, 2010 · 6 Comments · First Mates, Introspection, Thoughts on Family
Family. It’s a funny word in this confusing day and age with even high court justices trying to decide exactly what it means to be a family and who constitutes a family member. It’s also probably a fairly sensitive topic on a blog that all sorts of blood relatives allegedly read… 🙂 Growing up, “family” […]
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A Day in our Life on the Boat
July 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Introspection, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Random Thoughts
Most of the time, the things I post on here are just about the places where we’ve been and a few things we did there. It gives a very skewed picture of what our life on the boat is like. I mean to say that our life is really NOT that exciting. I’ll admit, though, […]
Tags: happiness·Inspiration·Introspection·passion & purpose·who i am·Woman on a Boat
Full Disclosure – Four Months In
June 19th, 2010 · 21 Comments · French Polynesia, Introspection, Life on the Boat, On Faith, Our Route, Passages, Random Thoughts, Tuamotus
After posting all those photos of these amazing places, is it really fair for me to say that I’m still not convinced this cruising life is all it’s cracked up to be? 🙂 I’m constantly aware that what I post on here, for the most part, really only shows one side of this strange life […]
Tags: happiness·Introspection·Learning to Sail·regrets?·who i am·Woman on a Boat
Maybe this is a little TOO honest….. FULL DISCLOSURE: one month in
March 24th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Boat Work, Introspection, Life Lessons, Life on the Boat, Mexico, Oh Crap., Stupid Ideas, The beginning, This sucks
“What if I told you, Karen , that you couldn’t have anymore of anything… No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have? Actually Karen , I’d never tell you that, because frankly, it’s not always true. But, if you’re not happy with what you’ve got, […]
Tags: happiness·Introspection·regrets?·sacrifice·who i am·Woman on a Boat
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 […]
Tags: accomplishments·Introspection·who i am·Woman on a Boat