I just made the marmalade, I call it the Life Preserver. Three bottles of tangelo, lemon, grapefruit goodness. Right here, in my kitchen. Next Monday they will be en-route to Aruba. Oh what a tale those jars will tell.
Check out this photo of my good friend and fellow Real Hot Bitch, Jane Chewings, busting out some ice melting moves in Antarctica. Freda Stark, Gertrude Bell, Isabella Bird, Rosie Swale, Susan Hiscock, – Lady Adventurers or as I like to think ….. Real Hot Bitches of their times! These ladies gallivanted around Arabia, explored 18th century Japan, sailed across wide oceans and have inspired the hell out of...
So far my planning has consisted of watching Blame it on Rio, Weekend at Bernie’s and Overboard. Goldie Hawn is amazing. I gotta get me some shoulder pads like that, they will double as flotation devices. I have to admit I am freaking out a little at the HUGE amount of things that need to happen before we upsticks and truck on outta here. I called a family meeting last...
Officially we are excited but on the down-low we are feeling a wee bit daunted. The numbers aren’t good. Couples set off on a voyage in love, excited and ready for adventure but anecdotaly most sailing couples end up divorced. I know this because Ross told me. The coconut run is well-known for being the death knell for romance. Couples arrive in Tahiti, ladies can’t get off the boat fast enough while the captains are...
It started with a 500 day chart, 341 days ago. We had a baby, we had a dream and we needed to focus. I have never been one for the charts. I have tended to have an idea and then make it happen. Ross however, is one for the charts. So with a bit of a mocking scoff I said “go on darling, make the chart”. Let me say, here and now, that...
Last night was rough. Our darling Dash screamed for three hours. It is no surprise we have a tenacious son and I have to admire his resolve but it has made me anxious about our 28 hour flight to Aruba. We had two doors between his high-pitched screech and we could still hear him. This phase of waking at night and going at it hammer and tongs will hopefully have passed by...
I am excited. Ross found Children of Cape Horn by Rosie Swale at Archway Books yesterday. Rosie and Colin and their two-year old daughter Eve and six month old son James Mario sailed around Cape Horn in a catamaran in 1971. They were the first family to do this. I have been struggling to find blogs or books of people who aren’t hardcore salty dog sailors. The ones I have are as dry as dust. ( A challenge I know when writing about...
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