Isla Carmen to Puerto Los Gatos to Isla San Francisco
We have a couple more weeks sailing with Isabelle before she returns Continue reading Isla Carmen to Puerto Los Gatos to Isla San Francisco
Category: Lifestyle
Bahia Salinas, Isla Carmen
At the north end of Isla del Carmen in the Sea of Cortez is Bahia Salinas with its huge salt deposits. Continue reading Bahia Salinas, Isla Carmen
Starting the Adventure
People ask the simple question what are you up to, the story of how it all came together comes up, and then often people ask, with a look of incredulity in their eyes, why ? Continue reading Starting the Adventure
Channel Islands – Oxnard 12.7.19
Sunny, palm trees, torch ginger and jasmine flowers, Norfolk palms and Eucalyptus trees, big surf, pools. We are in the Channel Islands. Karana from Island of the Blue Dolphins lived close to here Continue reading Channel Islands – Oxnard 12.7.19
Monterey, California. Feeling full of Thanks 11.22 – 25
The four of us have been out for 3 weeks now and feel like we are on a steep learning curve on so many levels. We are in Monterey now with a constant and fierce wind blowing. The sea lions are deafening and the sea otters visit in the mornings. Continue reading Monterey, California. Feeling full of Thanks 11.22 – 25
Tomten and the Thompsons sail from Crescent City to San Francisco 11.13.19
Sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge is a high point, a christening of sorts for sailors…..It feels good. It feels epic. We circle Isla Alcatraz Continue reading Tomten and the Thompsons sail from Crescent City to San Francisco 11.13.19
Arriving at Crescent City, California 11.7.19
Coming in we plow through thick fog with almost no visibility. A day marker leans on its side close to the mouth of the harbor, partially submerged and eery in the fog. We get off the boat and try to walk – our sea legs need hours to adapt to being on land. Continue reading Arriving at Crescent City, California 11.7.19
Fisherman’s Bay, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, WA
Time to rest, passage plan, sleep. We know it is time to leave but it takes a little extra boost of energy to throw off the dock lines and actually pull out of this peaceful place. Continue reading Fisherman’s Bay, Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, WA
Sailing Tomten 