Tag: sailing with teens

  • Conversations with the Moon: Ensenada to Bahia Tortugas

    Mexican exit paperwork seems to take even longer when standing at the dock, lines ready to throw, as sunset rapidly approaches on the night of a greatly anticipated departure.  We had checked out of Ensenada in the morning, as boats have to check in and out of each major Port of Entry, but the papers…

  • Mexico!

    As I write this, Calder and Cora are up in the marina common area playing cards with some other cruising teens they met, live Mexican music plays in the background, and Chris and I evaluate weather systems and decide the best course of action for an incoming weather system – should we get ahead of…

  • The South Wind Doth Blow…

    …and SV Terikah shall stay put in San Diego one more week!  The prevailing wind and waves along this coast to Mexico are from the North, which makes for a lovely downwind sail and comfortable seas.  Winds from the south can turn into an uncomfortable bash – not the way we want to start this…

  • 2 Weeks Until Departure…

    Halloween night… and the scariest thought is whether we are going to be ready to go in 2 weeks.  The answer is a resounding NO, but we will never be fully ready…and the November 14 departure date is set.  There is no more room in the inn after that date, as another boat takes our…

  • Transitions & Preparations

    Casting off the figurative lines from our home in Petersburg, Alaska to begin our family voyage brought more emotions than I anticipated, from tears to excitement, from nervousness to disbelief; it created an overall very surreal experience as we boarded Alaska Airlines to head south to SV Terikah in San Diego.  The prior month had…

  • Our Itinerary

    As we rapidly approach the departure date from our home of Petersburg, we are asked many questions from weather concerns to pirates, from provisioning to schooling.  I hope to tackle these inquiries in the blog over time.  However, the question that I’ve gotten the most this week is, “So, where are you going again?!”  It…

  • Preparations & Transitions

    Summer has arrived in Alaska and we are using all the daylight hours to a max, as we embrace the day-to-day beauty of where we live, while simultaneously planning for our voyage ahead.  We are managing to fit some fun outings in among many projects and work.  Most notable for us this week was the…