Ready to Rally
Once we'd made the decision to join the rally, we thought we had a reasonable handle on everything we had to get done before our...
Expectation and Reality
After our lovely few days at Avalon it was time for us to start making our way south again towards Ensenada. We had an uneventful but...
SoCal Sailing
After the drama of the previous week and the horrific morning with the pump-out, we were looking forward to a few quiet days for a change...
Seriously..You Can't Make This Shit Up
Warning: Somewhat bad language in this post. It's warranted. Believe me. We left the dock early and made our way to the anchorage,...
My First Overnight Passage
We've had lots of fun with guests onboard lately. Phil and Kristi from Texas spent a few days with us, culminating of course in yet...
Thailand - Part 2 (Finally!)
Complete and utter shock - best description by far of the look on his face when a bunch of people came up behind him and screamed "Happy...
Saturday was a crappy day
No friends, not every day is sleeping in, cocktails on the Lido deck and sunshine. I think only sailors understand that sinking feeling...
Thailand - Part 1
Despite his request for a quiet, inexpensive birthday this year, I couldn't let Daz's big 50th pass without something a little special...
Hold on to your Sombrero's Ensenada...
The Howells are about to head south! Yes, I know, we've already told everyone that. September 2018. Well. We changed our minds. So we're...
Sold!
5 weeks, start to finish - that's how long it took us to sell/donate/trash just about everything we've accumulated over the last 17...