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! 
Our initial plan was to leave Fiji on Saturday Oct. 9. We didn’t feel too concerned about weather since we hadn’t heard rumors of anything nasty coming up, but – as usual – it’s always a good idea to check. The weather for the near future – 2 days out – looked perfect, but the […]
Entries Tagged as 'On Fear'
A Seaworthy Vessel (written 10/21 en route to New Caledonia)
October 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Fellow Cruisers, First Mates, Life on the Boat, On Fear, On Safety, Our Route, Passages, Random Thoughts, This Could Have Been Us, Vanuatu
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Cut Off
February 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Introspection, Life Lessons, On Fear, Thoughts on Family
For the last six months, I have said that I would be giving up my cell phone when we finally left California. I figured that it would be nice to have as we went down the coast, where I was sure I’d have good cell service the whole time (thank you Verizon!) Now, we are […]
Tags: Faith·fear·friendships·home·Introspection·regrets?·sacrifice·self-worth·who i am·Woman on a Boat
Define “Crazy”
January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Introspection, On Fear, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
For the first time in weeks, I’m up early – well, up at 8:30 which is much earlier than the 10:00+ routine we’ve been in this month. It’s raining outside and I believe it rained most of the night, and I am cozy in pj pants and Matt’s warm fleece, seated right in front of […]
Tags: Crazies and Wackos·doubts·Faith·fear·Introspection·passion & purpose·who i am