When my sailboat got hoisted out of the water in early August, her propeller strut bent and algae clinging to her hull, I knew it would be a long battle […]
All good things must come to an end. Or a pause.
I’m supposed to be writing this while anchored in a wind-sheltered cove someone deep in the Canadian Gulf Islands. My words describe the ocean birds that grace the shore and […]
East of the San Juans: New York, Thailand, Cambodia, New York.
Read time: 10 minutes No fancy literary allegories here. Just plain ol’ catch-up since my post about sea kayaking in the San Juan Islands last fall. Suffice to say, I […]
Paddling from Orcas Island to Anacortes in the San Juan Islands
Read time: 10 minutes. I love the fact that I can take my home on adventures. Sailing through the San Juan Islands and dropping anchor at a beautiful destination for […]
Family time in Squamish, BC
Last week I had a chance to drive up to British Columbia for a mini family reunion organized by my paternal cousin Eli and his wife Christine. They live in […]
Summer of Wind and Sail
The seasons are changing and part of me is relieved to feel the cooler nights and see the occasional leaf fall to the ground. This summer I stretched my legs […]
Catching up – baby joggers to pack rafts to sails.
It’s been almost eight months since I last wrote here. Time keeps slipping by – below is a quick recap of some adventures since then. New resolutions are to write […]
From Paddling the Cayahoga to Sailing the Intercoastal Waterway
About a year ago my aunt Mimi started asking if I was going to come to the family reunion in July. I had missed the last one about 30 years […]
Sailing in the Indian Ocean
In 2013, I learned that the best way to wash the dirt off from Kilimanjaro is to visit Zanzibar, a small island off the coast of Tanzania. Last month, after […]