Worst thing about La Cruz Marina has to be the fact that the beaches around here are: A) not very good swimming beaches for kids, and B) disgusting. The beach 100 yards from our boat is so nasty that we have only gone one time. It’s like a giant toilet … Read More

Ali was reading a Berenstain Bears book to Ouest today and on one of the pages there was a drawing of just the two kids and Papa bear at the doctor’s office. Ouest asked, “Where is Mama?” Ali answered, “Mmmm, I don’t know where Mama is.” Ouest thought for a … Read More

While Lowe was napping today I took Ouest on a bike ride for a picnic. It’s cute seeing how grown-up she feels when we load up lunch into her mochila (backpack). We had a good time, but when she got home she was acting exhausted. Then at dinner she wouldn’t touch … Read More

Here’s something I’ve been meaning to mention; remember months ago when Ouest was “helping” me with some work and my little screwdriver mysteriously disappeared? I searched everywhere and was sure she somehow lost it overboard despite the fact that we were working in the chain locker. I grounded her for … Read More

Just received this 1-star review on my book Bumfuzzle. Thought it was pretty hilarious how she totally nailed the “real” cruiser that I talked about throughout the book. “This book is dangerously misleading to new sailors. Glorifies ineptitude. Sheer luck they weren’t seriously injured or killed while on their journey.” Man I … Read More

Spotted this beauty on the other side of the marina today. Only a few things look slightly different than our boat, yet still not sure that it is a Spindrift. Definitely Ron Amy designed, but can’t tell if it is an actual Spindrift or not. Probably just an early version. … Read More

Thirty-nine today. God I wish I had something to show for it. Since it was my birthday Ali filled me up with pancakes and sausages. Then she took the kids out exploring so I could have some time to myself—to work on the boat. I dove right in on the … Read More

On a pretty regular basis we get asked questions like, “How do the kids like the boat?” or “Did your kids adjust pretty well to living in such a small space?” The questions aren’t meant to be funny, and I’m sure they are just worded wrong, but they make us … Read More

Ali was up all night puking, and for some reason both kids were up a bunch of times last night. It was pretty awful—especially for Ali. Then we got up this morning and I immediately started in with the cold sweats. This was basically a repeat of our little episode … Read More