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! 
“Oh, yeah, Tenacatita is great,” Louis says. “It’s a beautiful little anchorage and if you swim out from your boat a ways, the dolphins will come swim with you.” My eyes light up. “REALLY?!” “Yes!” Laura smiles. “We had two bottlenose dolphins come right up to us when we were there.” A few days later, […]
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The dolphin that wouldn’t swim with me (in Tenacatita)
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Funny, Life on the Boat, Mexico
Prepping for the South Pacific & Pacific Crossing – Provisioning Pt.1
April 8th, 2010 · 10 Comments · About Money, Life on the Boat, Mexico, Passages
I still plan to add some more stuff about our spring break down in Tenacatita, but right now, getting ready for our Pacific Crossing is making me really really excited, so that’s what I’m going to write about…. While in La Cruz, we met an awesome younger couple – Mike & Hyo – aboard IO. […]
Tags: groceries·Pacific Crossing·provisioning·Woman on a Boat
Finally, a taste of Paradise – Bahia Tenacatita, MX
April 8th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Beautiful, Mexico, Passages
Tenacatita is the first place we’ve been to, so far, where my first thought was NOT to get online and check email or facebook or post a blog. No, instead, my first thoughts were – WOW. THIS is what cruising is about… why didn’t we come here first?!?!!? Bahia Tenacatita is BEAUTIFUL. Compared to all […]
Tags: Bahia Tenacatita·happiness·Introspection·La Cruz·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
Our Bundle of Joy
March 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Passages, Thoughts on Family
In honor of my good friends’ Baby Boy #2 who should be arriving sometime today (yay A&L!!!!!)……………… ———————————————————————————————————————————————- Over the last few years, I’ve watched several of my friends become parents and go through the trials and tribulations and triumphs of raising their babies. And, since Matt and I are hoping to become parents ourselves […]
Tags: babies·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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
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