Weird things sometimes happen at sea. They always seem to happen at night too. Far and away our strangest encounter at sea came about three days out from the Canary Islands en route to the Caribbean. We left about two days behind the ARC fleet so didn’t expect to run … Read More
Going On
Ali has had full-time kid duty the past few days which means lots of entertaining. The park is right across the street so she’s been spending a lot of time over there. Neighborhood walks are popular. The mall, which has double strollers shaped like race cars, is also a favorite. … Read More
How to Write a Cruising Blog
You can’t throw a coconut in a marina these days without hitting a boat with a blog. Just insert the boat name in between www. and .com and you’ll find the website. Everyone has a blog. World cruisers, every single damn one of them blogs. Unfortunately they do not blog … Read More
Betty
Since Mexico we’ve been telling Ouest that she could make oatmeal cookies with Grammy. She’s been very excited by the prospect and today she finally got to do it.
Dog Walker
I’ve probably already mentioned how excited Ouest gets by the prospect of taking the dog for a walk. “Hey Ouest, wanna go for a walk?” “Binton too? Binton too? Purple rope?” That’s code for is Winston coming, and can we use the purple leash? My mom’s neighborhood is full of sweet … Read More
Dumb Question
As many of you already know, I’ve been working on a new book in collaboration with a good friend of mine the past few months. Over the years, and especially as the years have worn on, the most frequently asked question Ali and I get is some variation of, “How … Read More