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The weather had become unsettled yesterday as we ended our sail for the afternoon. There were distant storms and associated thunder could be heard. However we were safely able to gain the shelter of Little Harbor, our intended stop, and enjoy the rest of the evening dinning a shore at Harris’ Place before returning to [...]

Decided to try my land legs. Jeff and Spencer both say so-long, “you have fun on your jog”, as they bee-line for Foxy’s, the nearest watering hole from the dinghy dock. Consulting a google map my route looked rather flat and benign but in reality it wasn’t a jog. Not even a walk; it was [...]

Immersed in the adventure it’s a challenge to remember what day it is. I can see why sailors keep written logs to keep track. Some of the smaller islands are beginning to look like Gilligan’s. “One hand for yourself — one for the ship” is an old-time sailors expression. I recall that now after my [...]

I’m awakened well before the shore birds this morning; a light rain spritzing my face via the deck hatch above my aft quarter berth. Jumping up to close the other open portholes in the darkened main saloon, I see Jeff has already jumped to. This effectively cuts off all source of ventilation so unable to [...]

4 am and LILIA is riding easy in The Bight. A breeze has freshened in the early hours and chased away the overcast allowing us to clearly see stars of which there are many. Well, myself anyway. The rest of the crew is still sleeping. Already the sky is beginning to lighten. I can distinguish [...]

Starts early in the marina with birds and chickens on the green hills surrounding making lots of happy racket. After sunrise we borrow a Bic lighter from a yachtswoman neighbor returning from the comfort station and light our stove. We note the need for matches and some other minor items missing like TP and garbage [...]

Time compression on our journey to Tortola which is a good thing. With zero slack in the changing of flights and transfer conveyances, taxi, ferry, marina shuttle we were always on the move. Spencer hadn’t eaten a single meal the entire day except for a bite of rejected toast at 0545. I guess this is [...]

We have entered a less traveled remote area of Lake George in the Adirondacks. We were somewhat intimidated; there were authentically costumed role players armed with hatchets, muskets and gear. Halloween was weeks away. We had to ask… There are no trail-head identifiers or trail markings. This is by design: The Shelving Rock Falls, when [...]

These old relics are barely visible from Front St. which challenged me for a closer look. The tracks are behind chain link fencing and not intended for public access but I probed and found a homeless (hobo?) dirt path between snarling thorny berry vines. There were two locomotives that belong to the museum down track [...]

The 26.2 with Donna Dede Marathon was streamed LIVE on a webcast so it was thrilling to watch and listen as my sweetheart began a 1/2 Marathon on Jacksonville Beach. Also thrilling that I could track her progress as the athletes were wearing RFID chipped ankle bracelets. When the race was started they ran across [...]