Seeing as it is still January, and therefore people are ok with being all nostalgic about years past, I thought I’d take the opportunity to post a round up of the articles that were published in Cruising World Magazine 2025. I got back into the swing of things by writing a feature on a 126-year-old…
Galley Notes: Babaganoush on a Rainy Day
Eggplant has long been the bane of my culinary existence. It grows in abundance in the tropics and so has been a constant at the markets for as long as I can remember. They are usually of the Asian variety, long and thin, pale purple or with stripes of white, small seeds. I’ve seen them…
Share this:
2025 Recap & Catch Up
2025 was a hard year. I can say this because we spent the entirety of it in the boatyard in Kudat, Borneo, Malaysia. This was not the plan, of course. Which is maybe why hauling out sometimes feels like voluntarily checking into an insane asylum- an olde tyme one that only requires one signature to…
Share this:
Galley Notes: 2-4-1 (Tofu) Taco Wednesday
Several years ago, when Steve and I were on one of our motorcycle adventures around Australia, we got stuck in a little town called Mount Morgan, half way up the Queensland coast. It had started to rain a few days before and, fearing flooding, Steve decided it best to start making our way to higher…
Share this:
Marina Life
For most boaters staying in a marina is something they do on a regular basis, it’s nothing special. But for us, it is a luxury that we haven’t had in many, many years. Nine in fact. Yep, it’s been nine years since we’ve had Kate alongside – that’s not counting the 10 minutes we spent…
Share this:
Borneo: Impressions
I had high hopes for Borneo. Not expectations but hopes. I was hoping that our first border crossing in a long while would be a reboot for us, an opportunity to reset and start again fresh in a new country. I was hoping to leave behind all of the emotional baggage that I had collected…
Share this:
Galley Notes: Noodle Bowls, Making Stock, and Reducing Food Waste
My cooking style, and the types of dishes I like to cook, is constantly in flux. Influenced by where we are sailing, the seasons, the local cuisine, and what is available at the market I am happy to follow where inspiration and our taste buds take me. In Mexico I regularly made corn tortillas by…
Share this:
5 Easy Steps to Make Your Crazy Great Idea a Reality
Sorry to all those readers who clicked to get hot “How To”, it’s not going to be that kinda of blog post. The heading just scored better with the SEO bot, and isn’t clicks the only thing that matters these days? Ok, seriously now. I have always subscribed to a few things when hatching a…
Share this:
First Stop, the Market
The last 300 Philippine pesos we had were spent at the market – a bottle of rum, a pineapple, a handful of chilies, and four bags of ice. Sounds like the makings of a farewell party, I know, but it was just what ended up being available/needed. With the humidex pushing 40-45C our fridge was…
Share this:
Day Tripping & One Night Stands
In theory, day sailing is a great idea. Sail during the good daylight hours, throw the pick in a (hopefully) protected anchorage by mid-afternoon, have plenty of time to cook dinner, go to bed at a reasonable hour, and wake up refreshed to do it all again. But in reality, it is a little different.
