Another year has come and gone which means it’s time to reflect upon the last 365 days. Like the ones that came before it, 2015 ended all too quickly. From start to finish, it was a whirlwind of activity full of highs, lows (mostly highs) and big numbers – including over 3,000 miles and 200 days at anchor. Here's a quick look back: We Made Friends with a Duck...

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Welcome to another installment of the 'Alphabet Photography Project' and the letter O. Since I can remember, O has represented one more than any other - the ocean. From weekend trips to the family beach in Rhode Island when I was a child to my home for the last 15 years, the ocean has played an important role in my life and I hope it always will. But...

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Welcome to another installment of the ‘Alphabet Photography Project’ a blog-hop sponsored by PODcast where each week I post a picture from our life on the water that represents a letter of the alphabet and write a short blog about it. This week’s letter is n and (I have to admit) I struggled a bit.   I came up with a few ideas: nun buoy (we have a...

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It’s amazing what a little sunshine can do for a person’s psyche, not to mention cabin fever. Whether it lasts one hour, one day or one week, it makes everything that came before it fade into the background. At least for me it does, but I tend to be a “the glass is half full” kind of gal. David’s a bit more practical than I am and is...

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Welcome to another installment of the ‘Alphabet Photography Project’ a blog-hop sponsored by PODcast where each week I post a picture from our life on the water (usually) that represents a letter of the alphabet and write a short blog about it. This week’s letter is ‘m’ and I knew straightaway what word I wanted to share: Monohull. From Merriam-Webster: Monohull /'mänō həl/ :  a vessel (as a...

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Today marks the end of a difficult week. Not difficult in the sense that we had to stand anchor watch 24/7, or that boat system after boat system broke down and need to be repaired. The problem was much simpler than that . . . but just as frustrating. The root of our evil was rain. And this past week it rained like we’d never seen it rain...

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Welcome to another installment of the ‘Alphabet Photography Project’ a blog-hop sponsored by PODcast where each week I post a picture that represents a letter of the alphabet and write a short blog about it. This week's letter is 'L' and there were several nautical words to choose from. Once again, I opted for a personal favourite, one that brings up a lot of good memories. In 2008, David...

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It was a beautiful summer day and both David and I were anxious to get off the dock and see more of Baranof Island while there was an opening in the weather. That meant saying good-bye to soaking in hot baths (something that’s easier said than done) and backtracking north to Takatz Inlet – a small fjord located off Chatham Strait that we thought would be a nice...

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Welcome to another installment of the ‘Alphabet Photography Project’ a blog-hop sponsored by PODcast where each week I’ll post a picture that represents a letter of the alphabet and write a short blog about it (keeping to a nautical theme) as a way of sharing some of the photos we’ve taken over the years. This week’s letter is ‘k’ and there only word I ever considered: kayak.  ...

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There are so many things we love about cruising in the Pacific Northwest – glaciers, fjords and white sand beaches to name a few. But one thing that tops both of our lists is natural hot springs. David and I can’t get enough of them but for different reasons. I love being in the water and have been accused of being a fish a time or two in...

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Welcome to another installment of the ‘Alphabet Photography Project’ a blog-hop sponsored by PODcast where each week I’ll post a picture that represents a letter of the alphabet and write a short blog about it. This week’s letter is ‘j’ and there were a lot nautical words to choose from.   Coming in at the top of my list was “jetsam” because I have a great picture of...

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