I took the boat over to the fuel dock yesterday to fill her up before we get going again, and today it suddenly dawned on me that the boat wasn’t heeling. This boat heels dramatically to port on normal days. I know there is more weight on that side of … Read More

Worst thing about La Cruz Marina has to be the fact that the beaches around here are: A) not very good swimming beaches for kids, and B) disgusting. The beach 100 yards from our boat is so nasty that we have only gone one time. It’s like a giant toilet … Read More

Ali was reading a Berenstain Bears book to Ouest today and on one of the pages there was a drawing of just the two kids and Papa bear at the doctor’s office. Ouest asked, “Where is Mama?” Ali answered, “Mmmm, I don’t know where Mama is.” Ouest thought for a … Read More

While Lowe was napping today I took Ouest on a bike ride for a picnic. It’s cute seeing how grown-up she feels when we load up lunch into her mochila (backpack). We had a good time, but when she got home she was acting exhausted. Then at dinner she wouldn’t touch … Read More

Here’s something I’ve been meaning to mention; remember months ago when Ouest was “helping” me with some work and my little screwdriver mysteriously disappeared? I searched everywhere and was sure she somehow lost it overboard despite the fact that we were working in the chain locker. I grounded her for … Read More

Just received this 1-star review on my book Bumfuzzle. Thought it was pretty hilarious how she totally nailed the “real” cruiser that I talked about throughout the book. “This book is dangerously misleading to new sailors. Glorifies ineptitude. Sheer luck they weren’t seriously injured or killed while on their journey.” Man I … Read More

Spotted this beauty on the other side of the marina today. Only a few things look slightly different than our boat, yet still not sure that it is a Spindrift. Definitely Ron Amy designed, but can’t tell if it is an actual Spindrift or not. Probably just an early version. … Read More

Thirty-nine today. God I wish I had something to show for it. Since it was my birthday Ali filled me up with pancakes and sausages. Then she took the kids out exploring so I could have some time to myself—to work on the boat. I dove right in on the … Read More

On a pretty regular basis we get asked questions like, “How do the kids like the boat?” or “Did your kids adjust pretty well to living in such a small space?” The questions aren’t meant to be funny, and I’m sure they are just worded wrong, but they make us … Read More

Ali was up all night puking, and for some reason both kids were up a bunch of times last night. It was pretty awful—especially for Ali. Then we got up this morning and I immediately started in with the cold sweats. This was basically a repeat of our little episode … Read More