You read many books, attended seminars and became immersed in the how-to’s. You have become obsessed with passionate stories by Moitessier, Roth, Kretchmer, Baldwin, etc. Imagine having dreamed for decades that you're going to do this bigger trip, and intensively planned for another five years, then executing. You are going to slow your life down, …
Category: Thoughts
Island Cars
Here’s an off-the-same-‘ol-road topic we don’t see in the cruising magazines. On the road less travelled, other side of the fence, horse of a different color, flip-side of the coin. Not yet another beautiful sunset. Fun nonetheless. I first read of the fitting term Island Cars in a book called Bucking The Tide, by David …
Poisonous Slime
Our blog was created with intention of capturing and sharing our experiences while traveling aboard Fayaway. You came to the wrong place for writing eloquence - but if you're still subscribed and still reading, you already know this. A primary motivator for Kelly and me to take this trip, is not to see what all …
Senses Working Overtime
We’re out in the environment constantly, living aboard a focal point, rich with fascinating sensations. As I observe the sun slowly peaking over the silhouette hills of an eastern shoreline, I vaguely hear road machinery, hillside goats, chirping (and gahawing) birds, and crashing surf from ashore. Oh how I wish I could capture in writing …
Plans Are Written In Sand
At low tide, so they say. Especially for us cruisers. And tides occur twice per day! Certainly you’ve seen our waterlogged plans juggling a few times evidenced in this blog, but fortunately not as often as the tides change. Unfortunately, the news we read about lately is a bit more volatile, changing at least as …
