Last Leg of the Channel Islands Trip

After spending the weekend with my mom, grandma and uncle, Adam and I returned to the boat to find a hungry cat and an unbelievable sunset. We walked across the street to Hollywood Beach to witness the result of a week of Santa Ana winds blowing smog, dirt and dust from the mainland off shore.…

From My Vantage Point..

Given the size of our new living space we’ve all had to make some adjustments. Dana for instance, no longer has her food bowls on the floor in the kitchen, instead they sit upon a precariously narrow platform on the forward bunk. In order to eat she has to stand with her front feet on…

Water water everywhere . . .

All of California is being hit by a bad storm this week. With Molly out of town, the cat and I are here to brave it on the boat. The storm is supposed to go through Thursday, so at a calm moment this afternoon, I decided to run to the market for a week supply…

Another day, Another Water Related Casualty

Living on a boat one can only hope to keep their favorite possessions on board at all times…that is, without falling into the water. We had an almost perfect record of this so far – with the exception of an incident involving Laurie’s book club book falling into the water during our 15 hour sail…