February 20 to February 23 was the event in my office I had committed to attending in person. I was to lead a training session for nearly a full day, then facilitate a few other sessions. Coworkers were flying in from the East Coast and our Sydney, Australia office; it was a big deal. And, it was one of the reasons we decided to park it in Half Moon Bay for a month – relatively easy access to the office. Harry had plans to be away quite a bit (work on reassembling and selling an old racing dune buggy that had been taking up space in his mother’s garage for…

Cruisers rarely keep a schedule, and if you’ve read the previous posts, you are probably coming to this conclusion already. Despite my moderate Type-A tendencies, I actually like this about cruising – you do what you want, when you want, when it makes the most sense or just feels right. All of which is the long way to say that we are not yet in Half Moon Bay. But we have a plan (another one). Today we are taking the boat up to KKMI (our boat yard in Richmond, CA). Wednesday is my last day at work (!!). Thursday & Friday I will make what’s called “the transition” which is…

Starting a new blog is proving to be almost as difficult as leaving to cruise. One has to start somewhere though, so here it is. I used to write all the time, 15 years worth of journals and an old blog with my early sailing days and a few international adventures. It’s not like there is nothing to talk about…my life is about to turn upside down, and the plan I put in motion right around this time of year way back in 2004 is finally coming into fruition. There is some serious content here! And yet each word on the screen is hard-won. I think I’m scared we’re not…