Making changes involves a lot flashy big exciting things, but it also involves a lot of little mundane run of the mill stuff. I’ve struggled to come up with topics lately to write about, but as I was out on a short hike, I was thinking about some of the changes that we have beenContinue reading “Food Changes…”
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Fear
I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write this week. It’s been busy, and I’ve been struggling a little bit to develop a topic. Really, with sailing season in the Rockies over till the spring, work is limiting travel, etc. about all we are left with is selling things in terms of getting ready. Continue reading “Fear”
Remington, Part II
Losing a family member is never easy. I really couldn’t bring myself to write about Remington which is why I shared some of my favorite pictures. This week, I thought I’d share some of my favorite memories. Remington was 12. He had a good run. All week, I’ve been hearing other dogs in the neighborhoodContinue reading “Remington, Part II”
Decisions…
Thinking about selling everything and moving to the cruising life is a big step towards not playing things safe. There’s a lot of things that aren’t playing it safe in that lifestyle and that’s part of the draw for us. But having said that, there’s still some things that we need to feel a littleContinue reading “Decisions…”
Moving On!
We have finished our practical lessons on the J/22. Our last lesson in the basic keelboat and coastal cruising line will be on a J/30. It’s made by the same company, but is about 8’ longer. There are also some other differences, including the sail set up as well as steering and anchoring. I’m lookingContinue reading “Moving On!”
Trade Offs
Last week we transitioned from the Basic Keelboat practical lessons to the Basic Coastal cruising lessons. So we’ve moved on from, how does a boat work to, if your sailing here’s some more advanced techniques you need to be aware of to operate a boat safely. It was an interesting transition. We know the pointsContinue reading “Trade Offs”
Adjustments in the back-country
The Wind River mountains are amazing. The ruggedness of the peaks as you drive up highway 191 toward Pinedale, WY is astounding. I love to drive up there just to see the peaks from the highway. They are both inviting and unforgiving. If you make a mistake in that wilderness, it could be your last,Continue reading “Adjustments in the back-country”
We had wind!
We’ve had a few sailing lessons now, the first one did not have any wind, so it was more of an exercise in learning the parts of the boat, running the motor, when there was wind, trying to figure out where it was coming from. The next two lessons had wind! So, we could sail! Continue reading “We had wind!”
First Scuba Experience
It wasn’t the tropics, it wasn’t a beautiful reef with all kinds of colorful coral and fish, or sharks. It was just a swimming pool that was only four feet deep. But it was our first scuba experience. It was pretty cool. Sandy and Kenneth has done Snuba before, but no one had ever doneContinue reading “First Scuba Experience”
Sailing is fun…when there’s wind!
Grandad said, “When I tell you, push the tiller until the bow is pointed at that point, I’ll trim the mainsail from there. We can’t sail into the wind, so this is called tacking.” I said, “Yeah, if we pointed the bow directly into the wind, we’d go backwards, right?” Grandad, “No, we can’t sailContinue reading “Sailing is fun…when there’s wind!”
The Great Wander 