Free Stuff – Round 2
[anything_slider title=”Give us a shout if you want any of these goods:” column=”full-width” autoslide=”3000″ slider_id=”1510″/] The garage is starting to look bare…for now. We’ll be building a wall to divide it in half next […]
Bittersweet New Year’s Reflections
It’s 2013 today. Christmas came and went, and so did the Winter Solstice. The days are already getting longer and lighter, pulling Montana toward spring. But the icicles on our back patio are still growing […]
Panama Canal, here we come!
We did it! We found a boat to hop on for the long sail across the Pacific Ocean. Rob and I officially signed on as crew for Llyr, a 53-foot steel ketch sailboat making […]
A Letter to Llyr – From Rob
I emailed the following letter to the owners of Llyr. In April, this family will embark on an ocean expedition to research bio-cultural diversity from their 53′ steel sailboat. We’ve been communicating about crewing on their boat from […]
A Letter to Llyr – From Bri
The following is a letter I emailed to the owners of Llyr. In April, this family will embark on an ocean expedition to research bio-cultural diversity from their 53′ steel sailboat. Llyr responded to our post in Cruisers […]
The Pacific Puddle Jump
About a month ago, we had over friends-of-friends for dinner. Andy and Sandy spent 2.5 years cruising the Pacific a few years ago with their daughter. They sailed from Seattle to Mexico to New Zealand, […]
Tears and a Rainbow
Last night, while eating deer burritos, Rob and I had a spirited discussion (argument, some might say) about budgets while we’re sailing and traveling. Right after I loudly announced there was no way I was […]
Land of the Alpine Nymphs
Four days. Four lakes. Three bachelors. Two pack-rafts. One climbing rope. A lot of hiking. This is the story of an epic off-trail traverse in the Mission Mountains Wilderness with my friends, Kipp and Josh. […]
Giving thanks (and buying stuff).
On this post-Thanksgiving Sunday, I am grateful for my sister, my parents, and my husband who are my best friends. I am grateful for the loving and close-knit circle of Missoula and Portland-based friends who are […]
How to Travel In and Around Cuba
As the days get shorter and temperatures start dropping in Montana, my thoughts often turn to more tropical locations. This year, I already know where we are going, kind of. We’ll leave in April and […]
