Dear friends and family, I am writing from Port Aransas, Texas. From a hotel room in that city. Comfort, ease, warmth, and no wind (in the room). What a change from: I had one day of a weather window to get from my “open from the north” berth at Clem’s to sail across the open […]

Dear friends and family, Sunday Jan 4 departure I was extraordinarily nervous and glad that Mark came to take departure pictures as I was too nervous to bother with the camera I had no trouble rowing out of the channel, but was surprised as my progress as it felt like I was doing about two

I am writing this on Dec 29th, what will be either three or five days before my departure. Now i am in Port Isabel, the wind is gusting to 40 from the north, the water is filled with whitecaps, even in the very protected waters on the inland lagoon.  I have now told a lot

Dear family and friends, I sit here in my room waiting for another day postponed start as the wind today is forecasted out of the north (my direction) and tomorrow should be out of the east and then southeast. All you sailors of course know how the wind always finds ways of frustrating us, but

Dear friends and family, Happy New Year to all and a healthy one as well. Today is launching day for getting the boat wet and off the trailer.  It has been a long drive to get here. Where is here? I am in Port Isabel, which is quite close to the Mexican border and a

Dear family and friends, I am enjoying my time camping in the bed of my new (to me) truck. I live out on the point, where there are no services, like power or plumbing. It’s only a short walk to the clubhouse where I spend considerable time with my writing and trip logistics planning, since

Dear friends and family, I write you from sunny and windy Lake Havasu City, joined here by 58,000 mostly retired people or those serving them. This is my halfway point to getting to the lowest point in Texas to start my Gulf Coast Non-Motorized Tour. Since I ended the bike trip early and since hurricane

Dear friends and family, Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! I am at my temporary “residence” of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, camping in the bed of my new to me pickup truck. I towed my little sailboat over 1300 miles to get here over the last four days. No snow at the passes so an