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The Average Cruiser

17 June 2012

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Now that we’re cruising, I’ve noticed many commonalities between people who are actually cruising and a lot of it is different than I expected while some is what I expected. Here are some of them. The Average Cruiser- Has a boat close to 40 feet. Is part of a couple. Is happy. Is relaxed. Has […]

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Old Town San Diego

19 May 2012

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Old Town San Diego

This was supposed to be a picture of pigeon parking. Just up the street from the dinghy dock, we spied a smallish flock of pigeons in various states of repose, scattered liberally amongst the blue lines marking off a handicapped parking space. They were supremely uninterested in us, which of course made them irresistible. It […]

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Trip down to San Diego

15 May 2012

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Trip down to San Diego

The trip from Oceanside to San Diego is really more of a blip. A hop. 30 miles at the most, during which time a whole lot of nothing happened. The weather was kind of meh and grey but it wasn’t too cold, which is a big gold star in my book. Eli drove the first […]

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Storm’s Coming

12 May 2012

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Storm’s Coming

I love these SoCal storms–a little bit of wind, a smattering of rain, gorgeous skies, and I’m not freezing my arse off. Hypothermia isn’t my preferred method of weight loss.  The guy at the harbor office didn’t even know we had weather coming in. I could get used to this. We rigged up the tarp […]

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Stop Banging Janelle

14 April 2012

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Recently we realized that in order to continue to thrill and entertain you, our illustrious audience, we needed better Internet connections in strange places. Not strange places in us, perv, us in strange places. First was a failed attempt with a USB dongle that ended in disaster and me yelling at Radio Shack employees. Next […]

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How to Make Ice Cream at Anchor

8 April 2012

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How to Make Ice Cream at Anchor

First, buy two 190 watt solar panels and 4 golf cart batteries, plus a Magnum 2000 watt inverter and a sub-panel for your outlets. Install all that stuff. Now go buy another 190 watt panel, two more 6V batteries, a Blue Sky charge controller and some big 2/0 wire and install it as well. Next […]

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Standing Ovation

25 March 2012

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Marina Del Rey. It conjures up images of Mega-Yachts, Movie Stars, and illustriousness, doesn’t it? It is all that, but there’s more, too. Unpleasantness as well. Poop floating by every day, on land and in the water. Actual feces in the water, every day, but really bitter and unhappy humans floating by on land. You […]

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Monterey Bay is all about the wildlife. And chowder.

23 March 2012

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Monterey Bay is all about the wildlife. And chowder.

The sail from Santa Cruz to Monterey was stunning. Perfect weather. Short hop–maybe 5 or 6 hours. For an hour or so, the wind and the swell and our heading all fell together so that we didn’t even need to touch the wheel at all. The boat just sailed herself along as if she already […]

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Drug Violence in Mexico

15 March 2012

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Now that we’re in Southern California and looking towards the border, we’re faced with the terrifying reality of drug violence in Mexico. You’ve heard all about it in the news. Mexico is so dangerous. One hundred and eleven. 111 dead. Exactly the same number of Americans as were killed in Las Vegas last year. Every […]

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Sail Ho!

12 March 2012

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Sail Ho!

One of the funny quirks about living aboard is the compulsion you develop for situational awareness. First thing in the morning, even before you pee, you’ve got to stick your head out the companionway and have a little look-see session with the wind and the waves. What’s the weather doing? Which direction is the boat facing? […]

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