Dear friends and family, This is what a transit day on a small boat is like in alaska: There have been many days getting ourselves and the boat ready for travel. We spent weeks doing maintenance and cleaning to have the ship systems ready and working for another season. We spent over $700 at Costco […]
One day in the life of cruising alaska Read More »
Dear friends and family, We are back in Alaska now, getting ready to set off on the summer’s journey. Even though I was excited to get back here to Wrangell, this year it seemed harder to get my head into the sailboat cruising life after the deep immersion into Colombia all winter. I think that
Deep Immersion and Transitions Read More »
Dear friends and family, I spent the last two months in Port Townsend, staying at our little apartment, prepping myself for my planned trip to Colombia for the winter. This includes getting a few medical procedures, including two eye surgeries, dental surgery, and removal of precancerous spots on face. Like getting a car or boat
Colombia here i come, no dar papaya and venezuela 1988 Read More »
Dear family and friends, Twice in August I entertained more guests: first, my nephews Kyle and Kalin, who got shut out from a sailing cruise by foul weather, but still got to experience Wrangell and the sights near. We did have a great time though and I learned about the magical exploding duffel bags to
Wrapping up Alaska: guests, community and port townsend weirdness Read More »
It seemed a good idea at the time!
Guests aboard-opposite of my one man charter attempt Read More »
This story originally appeared in SAIL magazine as a feature in 1989. I am rewriting it here for those of you that said you wanted to see it either again or for the first time. Nancy ( my ex-wife) and I were cruising the world in our thirties. We left Los Roques, Venezuela, in Lily,
Shipwreck from 1988 Revisited Read More »
Dear friends and family, We picked up our guest, Carol Hasse ( Hasse to friends) in Ketchikan in the middle of a series of rainstorms that are only in Alaska in the summer. We couldn’t make it to our waiting taxi at the top of the ramp without getting drenched. So we postponed our departure
Race to Alaska, sailing icon, rough start to sailing life Read More »
Dear friends and family Post Thorne Bay we re-crossed Clarence Strait and toured the Behm Canal in a clockwise direction. A favorite stop was Klu Bay, which is a very protected, but deep anchorage. Our friends Bill and Donna on denalirose.com were also anchored in there so we went to each other’s boat for dinner alternating nights.Liz
Alaska: Behm Canal this time and Ketchikan Arrival Read More »
I’ve been here six months
Southeast alaska: totems, misty, biscay? Read More »
Dear family and friends, Day before yesterday I celebrated my seventieth birthday. It was the same day Liz was leaving so we celebrated together the night before. She had brought gifts north with her and made me an adlib cheesecake, surprisingly delicious ( considering ingredients we had aboard) This 70th birthday included no adventures, just