A change from our usual pictures, we agreed to skipper a 74 ft boat from Panama to Mexico and on board were 3 crew and 11 out reach students.

Scott and I agreed to be relief skippers for a 74 ft boat taking YWAM folk to Costa Rica and Guatemala for missions and outreach.

Thank you, Bill and Shirley for letting us come along on your 'fun' trips. We have wonderful pictures because of it.

The news reported that sea waves would be up to 30 feet so we took a 2 hour bus ride to go see them. We were not disappointed and for some great video, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1fodA8pc0VM "Pipeline goes wild 1/22/13 by Kevin W Smith. He was standing right beside us and did a great job.

Loved exploring the Lahaina Prison and reading the offenses of 1855! The cemeteries went back even earlier. Great tour of the city.

The national parks are great! Seeing turtles in the harbor and on shore. Had the car for a week so included some pictures from that trip also.

After spending our month on lush atolls, Volcanic Hawaii is a big change. Being on the desolate south point of the big lsland feels more deserted than Fanning and Palmyra did.

We were thankful for our 10 days there even though we hoped for 30 days. (See story) Seeing a house, wreck and barge that were there in '89 was neat plus finding out where the people were whom we met back then.

Now we know what a tsunami warning sounds like. That started off our day as a skipper was aided to shore and then flown by the CG to Hawaii. We took some shots about the 65 ft schooner also. Leaving today but wish we didn't have to!

Just got here last night at 4pm. It is so beautiful, I must have taken 20 shots just getting into the harbor. We were last here in '89 so look back later for more.

We enjoyed getting on land when we were sure our anchor was holding. Had to put down an additional anchor after dragging twice in one night.

Loved our short stop although we were hassled to anchor in an area deep enough for us.

We knew the winds were going to pick up for the weekend 8/25 and 8/26 but we managed them until 9am today, Monday.

Since I haven't put up many pictures of the boat, thought I'd show some here. They go back to 2009 when we bought it as a racer back in Maine.

Scott and I have time to do the things that count - like preparing new jib sheets, cleaning windows, compartments and securing reef points. Also couldn't resist sharing these ray pics from s/v Grace.

Rare chance to see the bottom of a Tripp 47! We're into day 2 and other than being filthy (no showers in the yard), we're happy with the cost, the help and the temperature of Hawaii vs. rainy Seattle.

We sailed into Kahului back in April 2012 but June and July were spent back in Seattle. Now that we're back and in sailing mode, I'm adding our underwater pictures and some from Maui, Molokai and Oahu.