“There is a point when facing the unknown stops becoming an adventure and becomes a frightening reality. It’s then that you make a decision about your personal strength. Being strong doesn’t mean you won’t be afraid, you just have to decide if you will succumb to that fear, or you will rise above it and…
“Absolute calm is not the law of the ocean and its the same with every department of life.” Gandhi One year ago this month, we were eagerly preparing for our first crossing in our Taswell 43. With a mixture of anticipation, excitement, and a little anxiety, we did our best to prepare for…
“The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” Epictetus Our southern track took us down the coast of New England, our destination Charleston, SC. We hopped each night into harbors and anchored overnight until the last leg of the passage where we headed offshore…
“Embrace who you are and your divine purpose. Identify the barriers in your life, and develop discipline, courage and the strength to permanently move beyond them, and keep moving forward.” Germany Kent Our journey up the coast continued north. The course we had planned was a path up to northern Massachusetts, stopping along interesting coastal…
Life is an experiment in which you may fail or succeed. Explore more, expect least. Santosh Kalwart If I could sum up our cruising thus far, I would have to say that every day is a new experiment, and a new experience. Navigating a sailboat is very different from planning a trip on land. On…
There are many ways to seek wisdom. There is travel, there are masters, there is service. There is staring into the eyes of children and elders and lovers and strangers. There is sitting silently in one spot and there is being swept along in life’s turbulent current. Life itself will grant you wisdom in ways…
“It is said one must never leap into doing anything without weighing its consequences. But if you are ever presented with an opportunity of sailing, we say don’t even think for a moment and take the plunge, for every journey comes with a promise of adventure and you never know, you will have something worthwhile…
One would think a fear of cannons in the 21st century should not be an issue. Then again, I have been called a freak of nature by more than one person in my day. So my reputation is once more justified. Alison Gieschen Cannons have been a recurring theme for Dan and I. We are…
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know. Harry S Truman St. Augustine is a city we have visited a few times over the past years, but very briefly. We finally had the time and opportunity to stay for a few days and get to know her…
A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. Mahatma Ghandi Visiting Cuba had been on our bucket list for quite some time. Family members who had visited this foreign and forbidden country gave great reviews about the culture, kindness of the people and unheralded beauty. The problem was…