The Impending Jibe

As the summers of Alaska are so fast and fleeting, Mark and I find ourselves doing what the plants and animals do, striving to soak up every available sun-soaked moment.  At the same time, we also find ourselves thinking of the upcoming changing season and the...

59 Degrees North

Our last journey took us to the Tropic of Cancer, a land of heat and relentless sun, where snorkeling and spearfishing were our daily pastimes.  But today we sit beneath a mile deep soup of Seattle fog, awaiting our flight to Alaska and 59 degrees north of the...
Confessions

Confessions

This post must start with a confession. A confession about myself and an accusation about my lovely fiancé. We both suffer from severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. At least when it comes to boats, that is. In our incessant, all consuming hunt for the perfect boat,...
Why Are We Doing This?

Why Are We Doing This?

     As we begin to tell friends and family of our impending trip, we have encountered a wide range of reactions:        –  Most are extremely excited for us, some have some have said that they’re jealous, some that we’re doing what they’ve always wanted to do....
The Revised Starting Point

The Revised Starting Point

     Well, we’ve been narrowing it down a bit. What started as a search that basically included anywhere in coastal US, Caribbean, or Central America, has now been refined to either Southern California, the Sea of Cortez, or the Pacific coast of Mexico. We scratched...