Home for the Holidaze; Christmas Traditions Onboard

I like Christmas. A lot. Maybe more than I like peanut butter. Ok that is getting a little carried away, but you get the idea. Maybe it is because the Christmas’ of my childhood closely resembled those of movies and greeting cards.  Growing up in semi-rural Nova Scotia we went “oot da back” and cut…

Halo from Hazy Honiara

We have officially crossed back into tropical weather having crossed the 10*S line on the chart on the way up to the Solomon Islands. Things here are sticky and overwhelmingly hot, at least when you are walking around the city in the midday sun with bags full of groceries. But even while sailing we’ve been…

Throwback Thursday: In the beginning

I dash up the stairs, across the cockpit of our little boat and lean out over the side just in time. My recently eaten peanut butter sandwich comes up in a violent convulsion of abdominal muscles, each new heave making a prefect splash in the calm water before floating into our wake in oddly recognizable…

Expectations and Reflections

I realize this space has been pretty quiet for the last few weeks. We’ve been moving a lot and there has been a fair amount of exploring; us trying to squeeze as much of Vanuatu in before we leave. And then there is the endless everyday-ness of living and travelling on a sailboat; equipment failures,…

Lukim Yu / Goodbye

Sometimes it feels like this voyaging life is nothing but a long string of emotionally draining good byes. People often like to say that it isn’t really “goodbye” but more of a “see you again” but that is nothing more than a play of words to pacify the heart. Sure the world is a small…