The forecast today was for an 80% chance of thunderstorms. The information center at the Grand Canyon advises you not to hike into the canyon…

We’ve tucked Yohelah into a marina in San Diego for a month. We’re going to go on a little road trip to see the Grand…

After a quick two night passage from San Francisco Bay we’re in Santa Barbara this morning. And we’ve finally found warm weather (Yippee)! The passage…

Of the eight hundred plus miles between the Pacific Northwest and San Francisco Bay, the ones around Cape Mendocino in Northern California are likely to…

It was so good to see our sibs. Rob & I have travelled and worked away from “home” much of our adult lives, but for…

One of the cardinal rules of voyaging is that you never make landfall at night. With the help now of radar and GPS, you hear…

The trip down the outside of Baranof and Prince of Wales Islands has been spectacular. The anchorages are beautiful and almost completely empty of other…

It’s been nearly three weeks since we stopped at Sitka and we’re definitely ready to head out. This is a wonderful town with marvelous people,…

We anchored in front of Reid Glacier for 2 days. We had gone ashore at the end of the bay for a walk in the…

Alaska has been amazing. The difference between the anchorages here and the stops we made on the way up here is incredible. And seeing all…