Category: Sailing

One hell of a windy day! The most we have ever experienced! Well we had an interesting Friday morning! We are in the North of Spain (Puerto de Roses). This is a jumping off point for crossing the very windy Gulf of Lyon which is notorious for its gale force winds and steep seas. Under…

    I was recently asked by one of our blog readers if I had published my homeschool curriculum. It occurred to me that not only haven’t I published it; I haven’t even mentioned boatschooling, even though it’s a huge part of our life. I had delusions of grandeur before departing on our voyage. I…

It is not easy to meet up with friends and relatives on this trip. In fact, it can be ridiculously difficult if you don’t follow this cruising guideline: “You can pick the time. Or you can pick the place. But you can’t pick both.” It may not seem that difficult to coordinate meeting up, but…

While on this trip I often think of my friend back home, Crickett. Unlike most of my friends who had concerns about my personal safety and well-being on this adventure, Crickett was more concerned about something more mundane. “What are you going to do about laundry?!” she asked. Turns out, Crickett was on to something.…

    I lived in Madrid for a year in my early 20s. I taught English at a secretarial school and also to executives at Spain’s largest oil company, Repsol.   Mainly I moved there so that I could finally become fluent in Spanish after studying the language my whole life. I have a lot of fond…