Pacific Coast Thanksgiving
Drive to Gold Bluffs Beach We loaded up the van earlier in the week and woke Saturday morning to light rain and a heavy sense...
Tofino Surf Camp
Age and memory don’t always play well together. Take for example my memories of surfing while living in Santa Cruz California for only two years....
San Juan Islands on a Tug boat
Sailing is a glorious thing. The pure natural sounds of the water and the wind carrying the boat gracefully through the water. The feeling at...
San Juan Islands Spritzers
Leaving out of Bellingham with 29 knot winds, 3 foot swells, and a main sail that immediately unfurled to it’s full power, was an interesting...
New Orleans with friends
There is something about a vacation that feels more go-with-the-flow and incorporates casual drinking throughout. My birthday being in May serves as a perfect moment...
Majorca and Menorca Spain
When planning a sail trip it’s impossible to predict the many different scenarios that could come up; weather, crowds, and individual moods or sickness all...
Sailing with an accordion
I am a complete novice playing the accordion but you have to admit that playing while sailing awards me some cred.
Leeward Islands
Going to the Leeward Islands was a bit of an unknown for Sabine and me. Having no grounding experience to lean on to put my expectations...
Spain and France artist tour
This trip was unexpected and free. Indirectly we ended up with a trip won by my sister who had donated to the local classical station....
Palm Springs
Leaving Portland Oregon in May is necessary. Leaving Portland anytime between January and May is a good thing but May is the final, most critical...