The first email arrived on the morning of February 12. Imagine me, happily unaware, opening Gmail to find this: “Well, things have been better. Last
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A friend whose blog I follow wrote recently that readers should come dig her out with a backhoe if she failed to post for a
Sea Venture filled her diesel tank and added artesian well water to top off her water tank. This morning, she cleared out of El
The Tehuantapec is known for high seas and big winds, but if one waits for a weather window, it can look like this: Or this:
The latest from on board Sea Venture, sent by radio: “We’re finally in Guatemalan waters, cruising about 30 miles offshore. Crossed over around 4:30
We’d heard only that Huatulco was a good place to wait for a weather window before crossing the Tehuantapec, a bay known for terrible wind
A number of cruisers suggested that the occasional sea turtle would appear en route south. Instead, hundreds greeted Sea Venture’s crew. Thursday night they made
Fifteen people commented yesterday, which meant we had fifteen different regimens for writing. I noted that several mentioned writing from the comfort of a recliner.
Do you accomplish your best work in the midst of chaos, or must you have peace? Can you write only when bothered by nothing, or
What a hoot. Michael called and sent these pictures just after they’d taken on fuel for the next leg of the trip south. It seems