Au Revoir to the Atlantic
The last two days seem like two weeks--that's how much has happened. I'm finally taking a moment to breathe and write now and I'm realizing how I'm going to need...
Greetings from Greece
Greece wasn't part of the original sailing plan, but when you have less wind than expected, you end up using your motor more than expected. When you end up using...
Sail Ready
Today was supposed to be the big day that we finally set sail from Israel and started our voyage. But since I'm posting this from the comfort of the salon,...
Cause for Celebration
I have good news. Nay, GREAT news. After 2.5 weeks of waiting in Israel (mind you--we made the most of our time here, just look through some of my Israel...
Getting Over My Fear of Talking to Strangers
Here's a video that showed up in my newsfeed and was sent to me by a friend the day after we got back from Eilat--it fit really nicely into the...
Jerusalem for the Day
In the US, Sunday is seen as the day of rest. That wasn't the case with us. Eager to see as much of Jerusalem as we could, our two car...
The Hardest Part About Quitting My Job
I'm sitting here, 10,000ft in the air, writing to you from the middle seat of my flight from Portland to New York and my mind is blown. Over the past...
Taking a Leap of Faith to Travel
A few weeks ago, I sent a friend who is chartering boats in the Caribbean an email to ask where he was going to be in April/May so I could...
A Year Later – Remembering A Friend
A year is a long time, but at the same time, it's not. The past year feels like it has flown by yet there were many, many, many moments when...
Thanksgiving Thanks
I woke up at 3:30am to head to the airport to catch a flight to Orlando via Chicago. Yet here I am, almost 17 hours later, sprawled out on my...