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…
I’m ashamed to admit that since we moved onto the boat in January, we’ve only been sailing a few times. Adam’s mom Laurie, came up to visit us over the weekend and we went out into the ocean, put up the sails and got our feet wet (so to speak). Unlike our previous marina in…
Hello loyal and occasional blog readers, after a couple of weeks of dead air and unexpected change, we’re back (!), this time out of the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. Here’s a quick recap of the last two weeks: While in Cat Harbor, I got a call about a job interview and scheduled a ferry …
Adam and Molly Go 