Yesterday we undertook a project we’ve been talking about for months – pulling up all the floorboards, cleaning what’s underneath and polishing the boards themselves. Adam did this project solo quite awhile back, but in the years since the floor has had a lot of wear and tear – and due to our recent trip…
Anxious to get to Santa Barbara to recover from our encounter with the Santa Anas and avoid an impending southern storm, we left Becher’s Bay early and headed North. Just outside of Santa Barbara we came across a sea of dolphins looking to play, and we veered off course to join them. Molly went to…
Santa Rosa Island, where we took refuge from weakening Santa Ana winds, is the middle child of the Northern Channels islands in both size and remoteness. Being neither as small and far from shore as San Miguel nor as big and accessible as Santa Cruz, it can be an ideal place for those seeking isolated…
To pick up where we left off…we pulled up anchor at Yellowbanks with the goal of heading to an anchorage on the south side of the island that provides protection from 15 – 25 knot NE Santa Ana winds. But within moments we were in far worse weather than we’d seen the day before –…
We left Channel Islands Harbor and our friends at H Dock Tuesday morning, Adam with a week off of work, the both of us looking forward to several days of exploring new coves and hiking the islands. Adam had listened to the weather report all week and we were expecting steady winds for the day…
Batteries are charged, tanks are full, icebox is stocked, pantry is overflowing, Grandma Jean is healing and we’re off! Here’s where we’re going first: That’s Santa Cruz Island, fifteen miles west of Oxnard, our current location and home for the last 17 days. Santa Cruz Island is roughly twice the size of Catalina and with…
The sun finally came out full force yesterday morning and we all went up into the cockpit to stretch out and soak it up. Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here… Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been clear… And I say, it’s all right… Sun, sun, sun, here it…
While this continuous rain and wind doesn’t permit us much of an active boat life, we’ve occasionally popped our heads out of the hatch to witness some incredible skies. We spent the late afternoon on the beach, watching the moving skies and trying to stay out of the rain. Dana stayed at the boat and…
The last week and a half here in Oxnard has been overcast and rainy, but we’ve been trying to make the best of it and take advantage of clear moments and occasional blue skies. During one such attempt, I dusted off the longboard that Adam bought me my freshman year at UCSC, and took it…
Adam and Molly Go 