We started the day with our boat briefing, and then it was out to sea! This trip was planned to be part vacation, but also a lot of sailing instruction […]
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First day on the boat!
After a stopover in the US Virgin Islands, the next day was a ferry ride to the British Virgin Islands for about an hour, and then meeting up with the […]
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Sailing in the Virgin Islands
I’ve been at this sailing thing for a little over 2 years now, and one of my goals was to complete a series of classes that would allow me to […]
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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 2025
Kenzie and I left for a long weekend to see the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, which had been on my list for a while. The weather was a bit iffy, which […]
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4th of July Fireworks
Kenzie and I had a pretty low key 4th of July. She’s been getting interested in photography again lately, so we spent a little time earlier in the day learning […]
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Ledoux Days!
Ledoux Days and Rocky Mountain National Park… Finally got my pictures together. What a great time with great friends! Thanks, Nicole and Bryan, for a terrific weekend!
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Fleet Week in Portland!
Last weekend I took a trip I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I sailed from near the Portland Airport down the Columbia, and then up the Willamette River […]
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San Juan Island (and Canada) Sailing – Part 2
The second half of the trip took us to Sidney Spit (where we had a beach party with the whole group, Victoria BC (staying in a slip right in front […]
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San Juan Islands Sailing – Part 1
So this last month, I’ve done way too much playing! After getting back from Europe, I had a week at home, then headed out on a 10 day trip sailing […]
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Barcelona, and then home…
Granada was terrific, but the next day it was time to move on to Barcelona. I had one afternoon there to see the city (and of course…more paella) as well […]