Lowe’s birthday was four months ago. Let’s just say the South Pacific is not a great place to try and score the electronics that are on your kids’ wish list. So, at 12 1/3 years old, Lowe finally got to rip open the gift he’s been waiting incredibly patiently for. … Read More
Haystack Rock
Seven years ago I started Wanderer Financial. After years of being asked how I afford the lifestyle we live, I decided to show people. Since we took off sailing in 2003 I’ve acquired a lot of new skills. After all this time spent fixing boats and motorhomes in order to … Read More
Day at the Beach
The weather was absolutely incredible during our visit to Cannon Beach. Clear skies, warm-ish temps, and even a full moon. We’re always up early, so each day we got to watch the moon slowly sink into the sea while the sky gradually lightened up behind us. The full moon caused … Read More
Cannon Beach
After a couple of weeks of life in suburbia we packed up Grammy and Bridget and headed towards the salt air. It’s easy to forget Portland is just two hours from some of the best coastline in America. Grammy checking out the new digs in Cannon Beach. Gotta love shoulder … Read More
Givingthanks
We spent the next week messing around in the Vancouver/Portland area, hanging out and making dinners with Grammy, and getting outdoors as much as possible to enjoy the fall weather. We still have a few old toys around, and it turns out that for kids, getting on a pogo stick … Read More
Cyclone to America
Getting the boat ready to leave is a big project. Ali cleans everything from top to bottom, and we go through pretty much everything we own in order to get rid of anything we’re not wearing or haven’t used in the last year. We were able to clear a lot … Read More
Fiji Above and Below
It’s officially cyclone season, and with it has come the daily cloudiness and rain. There’s not much to be done about it, and the rain isn’t very heavy or long-lasting, so everyone just goes about their business, regardless. We head to town pretty much daily. It’s a two minute dinghy … Read More
Tonga to Fiji
We’ve been in Tonga a few weeks, and enjoying our time here, but cyclone season is approaching and we sailors live with one eye on the weather forecast at all times. With a nice four day weather window approaching we decided it was probably a good idea to move along. … Read More
The Clan McWilliams Wreck
The Clan McWilliams is a 423′ long copra steamship that sunk in Neiafu harbor way back in 1927. A fire started in one of the holds and once it was out of control everybody on the ship took off. Everyone but the captain and an engineer (who may or may … Read More
Around Neiafu
Neiafu harbor is a peaceful spot. There are a couple of dozen moorings out here that cost ~$8 a day, which actually makes life a lot better in this bay because of the depths. Our mooring is sitting in 100′ of water. If everyone were trying to squeeze into the … Read More
Mariner’s Cave
We moved over to an anchorage near an area called the Coral Garden. We went over and anchored the dinghy in shallow water and then swam a couple hundred yards across a barren coral wasteland. I began to think we were in the wrong place, but we eventually reached the … Read More