We had a little snafu getting our quarantine flag down after checking in to Türkiye. The line for hoisting the flag broke up at the top and our quarantine flag was wedged into the ring high up the mast. So we decided we could either: A)stay in quarantine for the rest of our sailing …
Today is the one year anniversary of the day Mark and I bought our sailboat and began the process of moving aboard—a life changing shift based on a lifelong dream, though not a dream that was authentically mine. The moment the boat was ours felt simultaneously thrilling and a bit unsettling. In all honesty, …
I’ve been hating on my snorkel lately. The thing leaks and is so uncooperative. I’ve had it for years and up until now, it’s been a champ but our relationship of late isn’t in a good place. My mask is still amazing and my fins are a dream, but the snorkel, it sucks. So …
It’s love at first sight. I’m standing in the middle of the street like one of those cartoon characters with hearts beaming from their eyes. And I’m wondering why career day back in my high school days never mentioned this spectacular job. This Piaggio Ape has made me want to be a banana delivery …
Our first overnight passage without crew aboard is in the books. It was a beautiful gentle sail back to Greek waters. 26 hours with just the two of us taking turns on watch. There is nothing like sitting at them helm, wind filling your sails while the earth slowly tucks the sun into bed …
When your neighboring boat has better amenities than yours, it’s time to make friends. This little pedal boat came close enough to our anchorage that I saw it had a slide. Bedouin doesn’t have a slide soooooo… I looked at Mark and told him I’d be right back and jumped ship. Next thing …
Our daughter Cheyenne and her husband Clark left me the perfect parting gift. I plan to use it a lot…you know…to “keep the sun out of my eyes.”
Ahhhh. Here’s to laundry days that don’t suck. Back on land, I raised four kids and had two washing machines in my laundry room. Laundry day was always a bear. Washing, sorting, folding, organizing–I often referred to myself as a “Laundry Goddess”, but really I was more like a domestic incarceration survivor. Now, …
It was an AWESOME day, spending it with some of our kids and sharing our dreams with them. It’s great to have them around and we’re trying to soak it all in. Definitely a perfect birthday. …and yes, I really need a haircut.
I woke up this morning to a party, thanks to my kids and Mark. We had a fun carefree day and soaked up more of the last days with Chloe crewing on the boat and the adventure of having Chey and Clark aboard. Even the sun re-appeared just in time to make it a brilliant …
