Tagged With: cruising kids
tahuata, best beach & manta rays
May 22 – 29, 2013 The anchorage in Hanamoenoa Bay, Tahuata was one of our most favorite places. Manta rays would frequent the bay, there was a beautiful sandy beach where the kids could swim and play, and we received enough rain to fill our water tanks and do all of our laundry. During our … Continue reading
tahuata, hiva oa, and back
May 20 – 21, 2013 It was nearing sunset when we arrived in Hanamoenaoa Bay at Tahuata. As we were sailing towards the bay, we couldn’t help but notice the large Customs vessel anchored near the entrance. Since we weren’t officially cleared into the French Polynesia yet, we were a tad nervous about our stop … Continue reading
santa came to town
December 24, 2012 On Christmas Eve, Santa Clause rode into Staniel Cay Yacht Club on a sport fisher. Prior to his arrival, all cruising kids were invited for game and craft activities (face painting, cookie decorating, pin the nose on the snowman, bean bag toss, and other various crafts). Following the activities, all the kids … Continue reading
getting aquainted in Camden
August 30, 2012 Sailing to Camden was absolutely exhilarating! The wind was blowing about 15 knots out of the southwest, and we were headed northwest. For the first time since Jewel Island, we were able to hoist the sails and turn off the engines. We even started with a reefed main, but shook the reef … Continue reading
good-bye seal bay, hello seal bay
August 28 – August 29, 2012 After much indecision as to our next move, we finally decided to say good-by to Seal Bay, and began a northerly course to Castine where we could possibly bump into another cruising boat that we’d met in Beaufort. Going north was backtracking about 20 miles, but it would be … Continue reading
Justine’s update
Check out Justine’s update to her page. We have heard through the grapevine that a seventh grade classroom will be following us. Justine is very eager to share with other kids her age just what it’s like to live and cruise on a sailboat. She will start blogging at least once a week, and she … Continue reading
boatyard shanty
One just has to love the creativity that comes from kids. That creativity really soars when there is more than one family in the boatyard. Sometimes not to the liking of the boatyard employees! In this particular instance, as soon as a neighboring boat … Continue reading
toys guaranteed
Over the next few weeks, the kids have a great challenge ahead of them. They must make their final decisions on which remaining toys will go into the bin for the boat, and which toys will need to find a new home. When we first began our “thinning out” process, I wondered how we would … Continue reading
time is relative
As the days rapidly disappear behind us, and our deadline quickly approaches, my mind races with the many things left to do. Every spare moment, when I’m not teaching school, I’m selling on craigslist, selling on ebay, adding to the … Continue reading
