Karma
| Vessel Name: | Karma1 |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Columbia 45 |
| Hailing Port: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Crew: | James and Dody |
| About: | James has been sailing for most of his life, starting with dinghy sailing around 8 years old. Dody is a loving 1st mate who hopes that James knows what he is doing. |
| Extra: | "Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made" - Robert N.Rose |
21 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Salty dreams...
I've got a case of salty dreams and wanderlust. I can hardly wait til we cut the dock lines and chase adventure on the sea! @ back to Karma soon !:)
10 October 2014 | Alberta, Canada
Autumn Update
It is Indian Summer, and we are in the process of closing up our home in the beautiful mountainous and plan for our annual migratory trek to be on S/V Karma. It's been an adventurous Summer vagabonding around, tending to the Orchard, visiting family and friends out East and enjoying the east coast. You can catch a ray of our journey as we prepare to travel down the Cali Seaboard to be back in Guatemala! let the journey begin! ~~
11 February 2014 | Rio dulce, Guatemala
Strange tropical fruit make me happy!
There is no end to exotic fruit in tropical Guatemala. From one day to the next the selection changes. The nice thing about Guatemala is that Each time I go to town I'm surprised by something new! The other nice thing is that it's so cheap! Although they have fruit you'll recognize such as mango, pineapple, [...]
Excited to be here!
Karma One is musty and looking a little green. Apparently, the Dockmaster left in July, returning to the US. That meant that the regular washing and airing that I had arranged with him wasn't getting done. So four months of being closed up in the tropics has had some effect.
Living comes first, though and I need to get money, groceries and do some scouting.
So, I hop on Sledgehammer, head into Fronteras, and plan on getting stuff done. My bank debit card doesn't work here for some reason, but fortunately my credit card does. The ATM's offer their own spanish lessons, and it takes a try or two to get my cash.
A little about Fronteras. Imagine a small North American town, with a single lane highway going through it, shops on either side, and sidewalks. Ok, now take out the sidewalks and replace them with front stalls stacked with produce, agricultural goods, plastic stuff and the like. Add people walking on the main road to get around. Then add traffic to the main road; motorcycles, tuk tuks, bicycles, minivans, SUV's, and finally huge semi trucks all weaving through each other competing for space on the main road.
Fronteras is this amazing fusion of water, highway, agricultural, shops, fishing, all blending into a cacaphony of choreographed chaos. It takes a little getting used to.
Mission accomplished; cash, groceries, return to Karma, and relax.
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