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Looking for Nooks and Crannies When Seabear was finally cleaned, updated, provisioned, and tested, we moved out of the small furnished house we ‘d been renting in Fort Morgan Beach. We hauled boxes of books, clothes, extra cookware, and spare parts to the boat. Fortunately, there was a place for everything…NOT. I remember lifting up … Read more

Provisioning: Can’t Just Run to the Store When we left the boat in Anacortes, Washington in October of 2014, I left a few food items on board that could make the long trip (by truck) to Mobile in January, 2015—nothing that would interest a cockroach or an ant. Checking those food items in March, I … Read more

Relaxing on a sunny beach? Nope. Hiking in giant redwoods? Nope. Cruising to a quiet anchorage? Nope. Vacations are relative. To me a vacation is being in a different place and doing something you don’t usually do. Hopefully it nourishes your soul and gives you energy and a positive outlook when you return. My vacation … Read more

Once upon a time I married a man with a dream. He wanted us to quit our jobs, sell our house, buy a boat and sail the Caribbean. I was young, in love, and terribly naive. I agreed to go. My practical side said, “What about the kids?” My romantic side said, “No problem. I’ll … Read more

I met a woman once in a public bathroom in a marina in Georgia. She’d been crying and I asked her if she was okay. She said yes, she was just scared. Her tears were an emotional release because she and her boyfriend were sailing up the East Coast, and they had finally arrived in … Read more