That’s What it’s ALL About
The weather had postponed our plans of a passage to the northeast, but dad’s ‘go with the flow’ attitude paved the way to good times wherever we went…we sailed all around the island, visited the sacred ‘marae’, installed Swell’s new refrigerator, and met lots of my friends. On a visit to introduce dad to some […]
WHY we LOVE the rain…
We woke to thundering rain on the 30th of December…I peered out my porthole and glared at the sleeting squall and brooding dark sky…My somber glance turned to dad, who, to no surprise, was cheerfully lighting the tea kettle and watching the drops fall with a ridiculous grin on his face. My father has the […]
Changes in Latitudes…43°N to 17º S!!
It was shocking to think that in the 7 years I’d owned Swell, my dear father had NEVER sailed with me!?!…He’d spent more than a dad’s share of hours working aboard Swell while she was tied to the dock in Santa Barbara and when he came to my rescue in the Puntarenas boatyard in Costa […]
Here comes Santa Claus…
After wishing on every star and being a good little sailor, I got the present I always wanted…my Dad arrived Christmas morning!!!! After unloading his enormous sack of presents, we immediately raised the sails and headed off to explore the island! YAY!!!!!
Hang your stocking on a palm frond!
MaitaiNoeraCommunitySings The holiday season means many things for many people…around the world people celebrate life, goodness, giving, loving, sharing… I spent a week anchored there below the great mountain. Its sheer presence cultivates my self-awareness, like looking in a great mirror. Its silence is so deafening that it seems to slow my mind enough to […]
And when the work is finished…
Swell has an uncanny ability to adapt to most all my needs…from time to time, she transforms into the official executive office of the Voyage of Swell… The teapot whistled and I refilled the thermos with tea for the third time already that morning…can’t work without tea!…Lists in view, steam rising from the mug, my […]
Today I will!!
Today I will So long coming… A few days all for me?! Spinning free, suspended in seafoam green, this cradle of reef gently rocks me, Umbilically connected by chain and anchor, …so many steps to arrive here, one foot in front of the other… wow, here I am. oh today!! such pleasure in the little […]
Miti Miti comes to life…
In exchange for the use of photos of Ripple over the last 5 years, Achilles, Inc. bestowed a brand new inflatable upon the Voyage of Swell! Neither the maze of driving in L.A. from the warehouse to the air freight shipper, nor the 5 hours I spent talking the dinghy through customs in Tahiti subtracted […]
Ripple to the Rescue, our final adventure…
Amidst a flurry of days spent cleaning and organizing Swell, the tradewinds ran out of breath… I had a hunch that the windward side of the island might be good. It was like an itch you can’t scratch, so I had to go…I grabbed my board and shoved a pareo, a pamplemouse, and some sunscreen […]
…simply Grateful!!
…hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! I walked up into the mountains to celebrate my gratitude for all that is: The air is still cool as I lock my bike and start up the trail. Ahhhh, morning light glowing on the hillside! Lovely!! I wander along, still a bit sleepy… The trees are standing […]
