Here We Go Again For us, it was like being back in the trenches; Chris head down into our bilge, covered in oil and diesel while swearing like a sailor… which I suppose was appropriate. It was our first day back in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle after limping our way from Isla Isabel where our […] More
The Galapagos of Mexico The morning light painted the sea in glistening glass, shattered by breaching dolphins and our bow slicing through the water like a hot knife in butter. I was physically and emotionally exhausted but managed to pull myself together to relieve Chris from his watch. On long passages, we generally hold a […] More
I have never been more excited to see a rock in my entire life. It had been a hellacious night passage and tensions were high as the uncertain state of our engine loomed over us. As we approached the Morro Bay Harbor entrance Chris hesitantly turned the ignition key and let our Perkins purr, anxiously […] More
A Final Farewell to My Home Waters Santa Cruz to Monterey It was November 18th and the autumn air had a bite to it, but it was bearable without the sharp lashings of wind – perhaps the only silver lining of having to motor. We had just left my home town of Santa Cruz and […] More