Lemons Way

Continuing adventures, observations, and images.

Spring, 2014

Adventure all around

A momentous day

A good night’s sleep

Just me and Indie

A full day

More time between

Five good days in Tucson

Positive vibrations

The good life in Loma

The blocks of time fly by

Between here and there

Home

Packing out again

Saturday Evening In The Magic Pueblo

Sabbath Peace

In pursuit of magic

Sunday afternoon in Tucson

The most confounding thing

Home for the kids and mom

Another last morning

Evening bliss

Hola

A cold snap in paradise

Onwards

Unexpected bliss

A big week behind us

Until next time

Resting on OZ

Two day block

Just Indie and me

A nice week in Tucson with the kids

Morning light over the old pueblo

Another five day block flown by

Hello from Here!

A dog’s life

Winter in the magic pueblo

Recharged and ready

On my own

Time flies…

Old market, Los Mochis

One of the many museums in Los Mochis

Sinaloan Breakfast Buffet

Morning in Mochis

Los Mochis, Sinoloa

Three days in

First week of winter break, 2023/2024

Cold San Carlos

Evening lights

Well

Back and forth

Sunset warmth

A good day in paradise

Finally feels like winter season

It’s almost like I never left…

Golden sky at dawn

Beautiful pueblo

Quiet, muggy, overcast, and a bit dirty

Return to the magic Pueblo

Enjoying the views and the foods

Packing out

Yet another great day in San Carlos

Time rolls onwards

The old is new again

A happy place

Another five day block has flown by

Slow but sure

Homeward bound

Time seems to fly by in this place

Same old life here

A good time

Back yet again

A Relaxing day at B1

Last night

Time to build the succah again

The golden time of year

Another cool quiet morning at Loma

From one beautiful place to another

A clear sunset last night

More food for myself and the kids

Indie

Leaving again so soon

Morning in the magical pueblo

A lazy labor day

Backyard sunset

Focused on the food

Made it for the sunset cruise

Lou and Ingrid’s house by moonlight

Back to the magical pueblo

An exciting morning

10 days gone

Sailing the laser

Delightful shower and an epic sleep

Monsoon sunset

Happy to be home

A wet night at Q2

A little break from the heat

Three days here

Loma

The adventures continue

Taking care of the kids

Overpowering heat

Sandia Mexicani

Slipped back to San Carlos

Final days and nights in Coronado with Nana and family

What it is all about

Coronado!

Sonoran Sun Stables

Over too soon

Sunrise, summer, humid morning

Best traveling retriever

Back home

Our kind of town

Bisbee!

Marina Real, Sonora

The AI makes its debut on Sailblogs

Morning after

Final thoughts before pack out

San Carlos with C and L

Q2 with the kids

Family

Home

A good week in Mexico

Another sunset cruise

1st Sunset Cruise, Summer, 2023

A simple life in Sonora

My cup runnith over

Settled in for a week at Loma

San Carlos Sunset, Summer, 2023

C’s family tree

Clmate change comes early

Comfy cozy evening on the Aliner

Living

7:15 pm dusk

Relaxing Afternoon

Morning Glory

Swim team returns

As in it as we can be for now

Second half of Passover, 2023

Home

More Mexico adventures courtesy of Lou and Ingrid

Another morning in Loma

Images from life in Mexico

Safe Arrival at Q2

Quiet

Spring, 2023

Home sweet home

Bien Dia

Traveling with Indie

Good dog

Adventures in Loma

Two rings

Another Five day block

Spanish edition is published!

Safely home

Heading home again from paradise

Inflation in Mexico while the dollar devaluates

Settling into the neighborhood

Back at Q2

Fancy Dinner with Mom

Images from my First two days in Loma

Q2

A cool windy night back on the sailboat

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Yes

Snow in the Old Pueblo

Early morning light from B1

Enjoying the journey

Back to the storm in Arizona

Spencer and Rachel’s wedding in New Orleans

Home

Better already

The son returns

Rain in paradise

Making samosas with old friends

A moment of thanks for the paralegals

Life goes on

Published!

Winter Treats

Winter in the Old Pueblo

Only for you, Groupies, the first look

Momos

Random chance

What do we do?

Truly a Thanksgiving

A short but enjoyable 33 hours in Mexico

A day with my Mom

Outboard back in action

A short but enjoyable few days in Mexico

Oz gets her yearly pest control treatment

A photo of Henry at 52

Crossed paths with two families of deer on yesterdays morning hike

Tucson Evening Sky Last Night

A project I am working on

Home

Tucson Sailing Club Race Missed

Hola from OZ

Fall weather arrives with us to San Carlos

The juvenile courthouse in Tucson

Another five day block ending

Home

l.I.G.

Johnny’s Again

Evening at Dock, San Carlos, Mid-October, 2022

Picked up by the cement truck driver

Another day for you and me in paradise

More sailboat please

Succah party with family

A double rainbow on our birthday

52 years!

Johnny’s for home

Back on the water

The Sea of Cortez is alive

An elegant evening with Mother Nature

Zen and the art of yoga at home

In my father’s honor and memory

Finally, a cold morning

Life back at home

Sabino Mountain Sunset

Sunset from the sportaseats at the bow

Moon coming over the mountain

Paradise

Weekend at moms

Nana

Far Side

Sunset at far side

Sunset cruise with some extra excitement

Back for a little more Vitamin Oz

Banos after buffet breakfast

Onboard Oz

Parting dessert

Rare Arizona Desert Tortoise sighting

And just like that, it's here

Sunset after dinner swim

Me and the sea

Between here and there

A new battery for the Leaf

A lifetime in one week

Flash flood at Sabino Canyon

Sunset final night

Sailboat therapy

On the way to Oz

The Laser

A perfect day

Life is meant to be lived

There is raw nature here still

If you know you know

What matters most in life

The summer of games and friends

Back at home...

My la la land

A little motor excursion

Tremendously beautiful morning from the sailboat

A brief stop before heading up to OZ

What if...

My local hangout

Deep blue light before the darkness

A moment in our timeline

In it

Home

Dancing in Miami

What is it..

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The veggie burger wins

A look towards the entrance to Sonora Bay

Let's step up the romanticism

Morning from the land of amazing healthy cheap food

Blue light morning

Three new chairs

Words for me to live by

Matza

That special morning light

Memories of four days in San Carlos through food

This magical place

Passover in OZ

It is that time again

La Comida

Ciudad Mexico

Planting for the future

The real XX man

Repose

A notion regarding heavy equipment

One of my mantras

San Carlos Rising

Morning coffee on Oz in Mexico

A quiet night on Oz

Celebration of light, I

A celebration of light part II

The superpower of focused attention

Sunset from the beach

Yee haa

4 Wheeling with Lou

Three trials and I'm Out

Bookends

Onwards

This home

Dinner at Ingrid and Lou's house

Morning on OZ

Lunch in Mexico

Sunset on a significant chapter

Morning vice

Under the full moon

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice 🍊

Morning blessings

Window to the world

Overlook

Pause at the start of the new year

Morning, 2022

New year in paradise

Towards greater health and wellness

Latest culinary creation

Shaving in the Aliner

The boy is collecting rain

Another older popup camper in a world of amazing new rigs

Vintage among modern

Cozy little camper

Morning light from inside the RV window

Cruising

Nana in the house

Winter in B1

The sanctuary

Insta360

View towards my real reality

Back

Morning light at B1

Connectedness

My latest culinary creation

Flying home with the Robinsons

The creek running through town

Thanksgiving, 2021

Vail, Colorado

The Epic Mountain Shuttle

A little Thanksgiving trip with the Robinsons

Goodbye Fancy Law Office

Overnight Camping with Friends

A new day dawns

Fitting new wii game

Exploring Hermosillo

Evening with Mexico friend

Fall morning where the desert meets the sea

So happy to be back on Oz

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View from the backyard at B1

Nogales Tacos

Tucson Sailing Club Fall Regatta Banquet

Early morning on OZ at dock

The thing about Mexican labor

A little sailboat racing

Morning coffee on the water

Back in the land of homemade tacos

Corner office view

Forgotten sky

Like footprints in the sand

Sailing into Shabbis

Refrigerator bandit strikes again

Mist off the lake

Early morning light from atop the mountain

Unexpected night on the mountain

Shabbat Shalom

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Still hot and humid as heck

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Two easy passages

Back at Two Harbors, Catalina Island

On Kevin's Boat

Doors

Friends and ceveche

Life is better on the water with AC

A quiet morning on the water

Rainy day hike

Another (half) night on the RV

Yougart parfait

A few quiet moments

A new landscape

To Chicago and back with the kids

Camping at home

East Grove

Dead of summer at B1

Coronado Memories, Summer, 2021

4th of July in San Diego

Whiling away the time

That old familiar feeling

The Laser boat

Back to OZ

Adventuring with Alyson, Paul, and Xena in Montrose

Colorado

Boondocking at Walmart

Northward

A moment of appreciation before departure

Pushing through the summer workday

Back on OZ

Another day in paradise

Glass

OZ, 2021 Spring Working Cruise

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Bringing out the cruising gear

Summer 2021 is upon us

Finally

The big 5 0

My little citrus grove

Morning light

Sanitized and available

Anchored at far side

And we're in

End of an era

House refit

If you know you know

This amazing place

Oz in front of magnificent early morning light

In it

Back to life

New prop in action

Prop returned from Kelly's in Mazetlan

Bringing the law office to the sailboat

Safely tucked back at dock 18

The good, the bad, and the great

Tomorrow morning 7:30 am splash

San Carlos, Son. Life

Another day at the office

RV Life

The Aliner back in service

Cascade 36 Restoration, 2021

Almost completely refiit

Caleb's Sailboat

Dusk/Evening in Mexico

Back to San Carlos

The moments before launch

New Prop Delivered

I think I may have hit something??

Details

Naturally

The time between

Waiting on parts

Dinner from Nana

San Carlos Inner Bay

Sunset already...

Restorative sleep on OZ

Driving into San Carlos at dusk

The Martian

Nice way to spend new years 2021

Back at the office

Final Sunset

Morning light from the cozy cabin

Walking from Marina San Carlos to Marina Real

Coffee at Barracuda Bob's

Last Hanukkah in B2

This delicious pasole

And a fourth night at Marina Terra

Another morning at Marina Terra Hotel in San Carlos

Heading home

Full moon over the tetas

Extreme adventure with Keviano

Hermanos

Cocktail de Cameron

Morning from Marina Terra Hotel in San Carlos"

Old Friends

Early morning view

Blueberry’s Spot

Trig Is Reborn

Fresh caught bonito

Manuel back up the mast

Sabino Canyon Is Open!

Back to parenting

Hotel on Nogales, Sonora Side of the border

Same old picture, sans ringworm

And just like that it’s November, 2020

Back

Last nights little adventure

Warm and wet southern breeze

View from the top

Back to the Marina (by truck), Night arrival

Driving into the night to get back to the sailboat

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Safe Night On Anchor Across the Bay

Made it

Rosh Hashana, 2020

Meshebarach

May the coming year bring health and peace

Windmills at sunset

Shabbat with the kids

Taking it back down to the metal

Remember when I used to post pictures of the food I made while traveling

Dramatic entrance to San Diego

Hot weather on the way across the desert

OMG

Late summer, 2020 haul out

Sunset over the sea

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Gotta keep moving

Spending Sarah’s first five day block on the sailboat

A little incident on the way home

Views you only get on the water at dusk

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Me on the sea

First night sunset watch

Mexico is smart

Spa Day from the kids

Hot drive with the kids back to Tucson

Goodnight San Diego

Sunset sand play with a new friend

My daughter’s sim pandemic family

By far the best donuts I’ve come across

Oz cleaned, looked after, and waiting out the pandemic

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Covid-19

Walking the neighborhood

4th of July Early Morning, 2020.

The light between.

Kids’ Cooling System for Floatie Air Pump

Concert over the internet

Saguaro Cactus Flowers In full Bloom

WTF

Warm wet southern wind

Raymarine Axium Installed and Programmed

On the other side

Things are happening.

Chalk is actually not easy to find these days

Pandemic 2020

View from the top of Sabino Canyon

Walking through the pandemic

One constant in my life over time

Corona virus initial phase

Morning calm

Overnight trip to Oz

Corona virus is on its way

49 Years and still

Quick visit to family in NYC

Colors

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Nogales food fest

Undesired Family Gathering

Morning Brew In San Carlos

Blue in her place on Oz

Jim and Smiley

Early morning light

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Miramar, Guaymas

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Last night on the water, Winter sailing with Paul

Winter Wonderland

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Short trip to Mexico

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Blue Ivy

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Home made bread and Kerry butter

Thanksgiving Greetings

Morning light

Back at Sabino Canyon

Fresa con leche

Tres leches cake from Elbas

Happy Hour at Hammerheads

It rained a little today

Rosas coffee

First night

The usual first day problems

Last Sunrise, Last Morning

Last Sunset until Next Time

One of my favorite views

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La Jolla Sea Cave

Side adventure to see the seals and sea lions

Coronado view to the Pacific

Evening light from the sailboat, adventure no. 26 on Oz

I stayed on the boat both nights

Oz

Sun perfectly aligned with beach houses

Awoke first morning on a/c boat to beautiful walk

The new auto pilot that could

Auto Pilot Installation in Hades

The Vader Blow-up Raft

New Name Plate

Oz after another little welding job

Truly a summer haven

Spencer Canyon Campground

Ketchikan, Alaska

On top of the world

Hubbard Glacier

Vancouver View

Sailboat from Seaplane

Afternoon view

Fish soup

Back already

More refit

Back into refit again...

The view of old Guaymas from our Marina

2019 Summer Family Sailboat Trip

Light from the island trail

Great Sailing

Oz At The End of an Epic sunset hike

Four Day May Sailing Trip, 2019

Portable BBQ

May 2019 Sunset at Gilbert Ray Campground

Putting Down The Aliner

It’s Time for Saguaro Cactus Flower Bloom

A wayward couple of weeks

A little Catalina 22 action

Sailing Glorietta Bay

Kosher Pit BBQ Brisket

Who would’ve thought..

Urban Glamping

Kosher Pit Smoked BBQ

Home Edition

Relax and decompress

Boys Sailboat Trip

NEw York City BBQ

All the kids watching Daniel the Tiger

Freedom Tower

Got to have it in NYC

NYC

Cameron Bar Mitzvah

Riverboat Captain Levi

2nd Winter Sailboat Trip, 2018

Back to life back to reality

Food family, and friend

Winter Hiking

Sailing Strong and Fast

First night of the trip at Soggy Peso

Back in San Carlos, Son

View of Telluride at night from the gondola at the top of the mountain

Telluride for Thanksgiving with Alyson and her Boys

When it rains it pours

Heading to the Finish Line

1st Ever Racing Win!

Family Hike at the National Park

Bonita Campground

Mt. Graham with the Fam

John Bolt’s Family Law Books

My Barber

Girl Power Skateboarding Trip to Phoenix

Forward cowl vent

Back at the North Sails Loft

Latest Local Shipwreck

Tacaria night

Morning on Oz

The new government built lookout

Blast from the past

Last moments of full moon at B and Z’s Cabin

Back secured at the dock

Motor Sailing Back to the Marina

At anchor

Sailing Captain Paul

The 16th trip to Oz

In Memorium of Mike

Jim’s sailboat with summer sun covers and AC

Morning light from Oz

Kids Lifejackets

A whole new world

The Coastal View

Last Summer 2018 Trip to Coronado

Morning, Glorietta Bay

New Mexico

Pacific from my parants’ condo

Three sailing days in a row

Hobie Sail

CBS sailing her first Catamaran

Rented a Catalina 22

The place, the opportunity, the moment

My badass crew

The old sail on top of the new one at the loft

Calm Pacific Early Morning

Sailboat Shop with the Family

Farmers Markets

Old Sail

Brett’s Boat

Glorietta Bay Anchorage

Sarah boxing the sail

New To Us Sail Not Ready for Action

Five Day Trip To San Carlos

Onboard Again

Sarah housekeeping

Rose Canyon Lake

Breakfast on the Rig

Rose Canyon Lake Campground

Darkness falling in Southern, Arizona

Picacho Peak State Park

Sunset from the Land

A little RV trip to the Land

Tortilla soup and coffee at Elbas

Baha’i esmarelda

Mariscos soup lunch

Oz all pristine and reentering her prime

Winter escape to Oz

Middle Age But Still Adventuring

Heading Off.. Again, Again

Old Faithful in Winter

Thermal Pool

Bison along the way

Levi and Daddy about to snowmobile to the lodge

Hydrovane removed

Picked up these Paw Patrolers along the way home

Sarah and Celia at the bow

2017 San Carlos Yacht Club Christmas Dinner

Playing a game with the family on the floor of the sailboat at dock

Made it

Hoping to make it

A few days on the sailboat with Jenn and Paul

View from early morning run

A four day weekend on the sailboat with the family

Testing it over the water

Sarah rigging engine crane hoist

Morning before departure back to Tucson

Second Cruise to Don Julio

Back to life

Oz at anchor

All it takes

Successful minicruise

Engine clean and paint

fans schematic

Blessed

Rosas Breakfast Before Departure

Last light after a full day

Back in San Carlos

Block and Tackle

Touring the Soviet Sub

Foggy mornings from my parents' condo

Labor Day Weekend in San Diego

Hiking Bright Angel Trail With The Fam

Summer RV Adventure

Dinghy Davots, New Outboard Mount, and Crane

Evaluating the old mainsail

Our first Sail Loft

Playing on the beach at Don Julio Anchorage

Neighbor Bill Walking Us Through Sail Operation

Shake down cruise

Inside Varnish

Diesel Tank Fill Guage

Old battery compartment base

Battery compartment refit

Last light

Final dinner at our usual spot

Sunset from dock 18

Back on the sailboat again

Arizona State Park Firepit

Scotty and the family for Passover dinner picnic outside the Aliner

Inside the Aliner

Say Hello To Our Little Friend

Sunset the Night Before Departure

Pilar

Celia Taking the Wheel

March, 2017 Trip to the New Oz

Oz back in slip 18 and rigged

Yet another layer of bottom paint

Final hull clean and wax before in the water

Hermosa

Deck completed

Mast Going Back Up

Central HVAC

Re painting the aluminum rail

Forward Hatch Rebuild

New Paint

Deck resurface from stem to stern

Lunch in Nogales, Son

A bit of the work being done on the outside wood

Sailboats Anchored in the Early Morning Light

Refit Expands

View from condo

Back in San Carlos After Almost 5 Months

The Next Season Is Coming

Hurricane Newton damages the sails, but leaves the sailboat standing

Kind of glad not to have witnessed this in person

View of the Pacific from our condo

4th of July with family

Dusk

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And It's Out Again

View of the Anchorage From Sat Night Party

NAWWAL

Rounding the Point

That genuine family cruiser look

Yachting With Preschoolers

New Rariton Marine Toilet

Dinner at anchor

Family First Night At Anchor on Oz

And here sits Oz

Dunes

Sunset Dinner Beach

Mermaid

Beach Play

Beach Near Our Marina

Thrarpiftarpies

Our Main San Carlos Activity

First Night On Oz With Family

Re-enlisting Zayde For Boat Work

Family Coming Together for Deck Carpet

Morning departure

Sunset from Slip 18

View from Oz's cabin at dawn

Successful Splash

View from Marina Hotel Balcony

Mission To Put In

Morning at the beach

The kids and new friend at beach

Rough Night in Rocky Point

Canyon, Ocean, Canyon, Ocean

North Phoenix Tire Repair #2

Santa Ana Tire Repair

The best kind of sunrise ever...

Ozborne, our new to us Cascade 36

A Farewell to the Catalina 25 Wing

Classic Soggy Peso Farewell

Swank hotel III, Sunset

View from swank hotel

View from swank hotel II

Dusk Illuminated

Sarah and Levi at Sunset

Stories in the stern bunk before bedtime on Boker Tov

Playing at the dunes

Key Man

Play

Sunset at Pilar Beach

Fresh fried fish at La Manga

Girls by the water

End of the day sunset family photo

We're Back!

Home Port

Guitar Store Excursion

Just Past Sunset View from the 14th Floor

La Jolla Aquariam

Anchored back at the old fishing camp

Sunset at the Tetas

Boker Tov Out Of Her Long Summer Hibernation

Seattle Children's Museum

Sunset in Seattle

The planet is coming into alignment

Sunrise from the Shores Condo

Tucson Summer Morning Hike

View from Inside B and Z's Cabin

Eagle River, Alaska

The Band From Guaymas

View To The Open Sea

Haystack

Dinghy # IV

Onwards and upwards

Beach at Martini Cove

The Very Sucky Thing

Between Sailing Adventures

Made it to Farside and Back with the Family

Boker Tov's Winter, 2015 Home

Hungry Crew

Scorpion Bay Marina Excursion

The Family at the Helm

Sunset, First Family Overnight On The Water On The Sailboat

Two steps forward almost to where I started last week

One step forward and two steps back

Thoughts from the ship's journal

Reluctantly Back to Racing

Off Again to the Tucson Sailing Club Fall Regatta in Mexico

Another Family RV Adventure in the Sailbost

Bottom cleaning before pulling out of the water

Glorietta Bay Anchorage

Back to San Diego Bay

At Sea

Oceanside Pier

Oceanside

Approaching Avalon

Early morning depature to Catalina Island

The Point

Arrival at Dana Point

Approaching Point Loma

Docked at Chula Vista Marina

Pledge

IT WORKS!

Engine replacement

LED Lighting

And the refit goes on

Cleaning the main tank

Brother and sister playing in the forepeak

Land Cruising

Help

Trailor Service

Well of course we're going sailing

New Bow Roller

Experts swiftly tackle trailer repairs

Trailer Maintenance

Fixing the inflatable Saturn Dinghy

Outside Again

Another mate

All secured for travel

Rolly night at Martini Cove

The Cruise

Anchored in San Carlos Bay

Racing Sailboats

Almost

Turning back to the sailboat

Washbboards Back On

Applying Cetol to the Exterior Teak

Sanding

Compass Works For Sure

Continuing to get ready for the next sailing adventure

More light work

Deck Light Bulbs

Back to the Refit

Scott at the Helm

Sailing With Family

Mast Connector Rewire

Sunrise over the mast

Tonto Natural Bridge

Marine Tex Hand

Cruising Home On Autopilot

Mainsail Up

The Third Day On The Water And The Trip Home

Second Night At Anchor

We Made It!

The Second Day

Safe Return From Rainbow Bridge Arch on Lake Powell

Pet lizard

Finished!

Bimini Sun Cover Installation

Slow but sure

Wilderness

Life Jacket Training

New Supply of Marine Two Stoke Oil Arrives

Three more cleats

Logistics

Next Sailing Adventure In The Works

Returned from A Land Adventure To The Arctic

Back at Sabino Canyon

Back With Family

The Tetas In Sight

The Return Crossing

Heading Back

Spanish Mission in Mulege

Spending the Day with Jerry

Anchored at Santispac

Sailing Conception Bay

Landfall After Crossing the Sea of Cortez

Morning Light Arrives

Sailing Into Darkness

Heading Across

Rounding Isla De Vantana

Sailing

Boker Tov At Anchor

Departing the Marina

All Set-Up, In the Water, And Ready to Depart

View from the Port Window After Spending the Night at Dry Dock

Last Major Projects Before Next Cruise

Shrink Wrapping with a Hair Dryer

Trailer Lights

The nuances of the wire upgrade

Replacement Wire Has Arrived, Along with Sailcoat

Superbean

Wiring Upgrade

Hatch Dog

Cook Set

New and Improved Tiller

Old Tiller Getting a Relamination

Life At Sabino Canyon

Getting Started Fitting Out for the Next Sailing Trip

Hello To Cameron and Jasmine

Two New Beans

New Lifeline Cover

Solar Panel Connectors

Celia Food

Hull Polish

Dry Run with Sarah and Celia in The Saturn Dinghy

Getting Organized

Mast Support

Dinghy Arrives

The bent parts

The Damaged Gin Pole

Making the best of not sailing

Delay

The Wing Gets Named

Refit Update

Back to Boat Work

Standing Rigging Improvement

Refit

Ducks at Sabino Dam

The Costs of Comfortable, Safe Cruising

Sailing Family Standing Under the Open Pop-Top

Sailboat Morning with Mommy and Baby

Overnight sailboat trip with my family

Video of early morning hike up Esperero Trail

The Plan

It sails well

Sailing Life Back On

Cholent

Keith at the Helm of the Star of India

Three years from my last sail in a cruising sailboat

The Next Greatest Adventure

Its been almost a year

A Whole Different Kind of Knot

The Big Day

Water bowl and Jake at the Door

Fresh Roasted Coffee

Setting Down Roots and Soaking Up Sun

The Plan

Mom and Dad's Thunderbird

Greetings from Keith's Life

New Hobby

New Hobby

The End of the Beginning

If There Is A Doggie Heaven

Evidently Not, but...

End Of An Era

Three New Trees

Stick Bug

Keith's Homemade Everything Bagels

Rain In the Dry Season

Home Made Waffles

Thimble Peak View

Jake and Anne Are Still Happy

The View From the Saddle

The Famous Traveling Retrievers

Wine, appitizers, and blog

Biking Up Mt. Lemmon

Sarah's Screen Saver

The Next Chapter

125 days back

All Good Things

Is It Time Already

Future Site Of...

The Land

Real Mexican Food

Cable TV On The Rebounder in North Platte

Back In The West/Southwest

Anniversary Dinner With Family

Flying the F-18 Simulator With Nephew Brett

Sunset On The Prairie

The View From The Rear Bedroom On The KOA Kampground

Driving Through St. Louis

At Least The Price Of Gas Is Low

Pinnacle Rock, Virginias

Last Inner Banks Southern Food

Back On The Original Magic Carpet

Oriental Harbor

Going On The Hard

Packing Out

Docked at Riverview

Celebratory Feast

My Last Stop Before Dry Dock

First Light At Faber Cove Anchorage

Crossing Paths Again

Back To The ICW

The Crossing Back To Florida

Shore Excursion

Neighbors

Departure Delayed Another Day

The Afternoon Before The Crossing Home

Watching The Freighter Depart

The Calm Before The Cold Front

Rob's Little Sailboat Awaiting A Crossing Window

Twilight Shore Excursion

Happy Dog

Starfish At Powel Cay

Bahamas Take Out

The Dog Watch

Bakery In Grand Cay

Rough Weather In Paradise

Another Incredible Morning Light In Northern, Bahamas

Jake In My Bed

A Moorings Starship

Keith Sailing

Sunset Through The Mozzie Screen In The Companionway

We're Back On the Radar

Matza Ball Soup In The Tropics

Hope Town Light

Time To Appreciate The Flowers

Lion Fish

Ferry To Treasure Cay

Morning Light

Fried Conch With An Assortment Of Pepper Sauces

A Cool Evening At Last

Double Breasted Cay

Local Cuisine

Fox Town, Abaco Bahamas

An Internet Connection Again At Last

Catching The Fading Light From The Beach

First Morning In Paradise

Aunt Marlene And I At The Dingy Landing

Lake Fort Worth Anchorage

Another Atlantic Beach Accessible Anchorage

A Taste Of Choppy ICW

Morning In Vero Beach

Moored In Vero Beach

Damn Thieves

I'm On A Fast Food Thing And It Tastes Good (But Salty)

Dragon Point Anchorage

The Best Burger King Ever

Dinner Time For Doggies

Sunset At Mosquito Lagoon

Enough Depth Under Us To Get To Sleep Tonight

Baking Up A Storm (I Can't Believe I Just Wrote That)

The View From Above

Weathering Hanna

Breakfast Worth Continuing On For

Morning Dingy To the Beach

Dusk Beach Run

Another Spanish Fort

Keith After Living On A Sailboat For Coming On Two Months

As The Morning Grew, I Caught This

Daybreak In St. Augustine, Florida

The Center Of The Fortifications

A Simple Meal In St Augustine

St. Augustine, Florida

The Love Shack

The Ruins Of the Carnegie Mansion

Trident Nuclear Submarine

Hike Through Mozzie Infested But Beautiful Forest

Waiting For The Sun To Rise

Cumberland National Docks

Long Days On the ICW Are Eased By Good Food Along The Way

45 Miles From Hilton Head And The Eating's Fine

The Greatest Song In The World, Tribute

The Modern Chartplotter Is Installed

Sunday Morning Cozied Up In The Cabin Of TD

Here Comes The Sun

Our Front Door View

The Knot Meter Gets Cleaned

New Raw Water Pump

The View From Outside My Window Today

Abandoned Row Boat

Stranded In Hilton Head

Better Break Out With The DVD Movies

Morning Porthole With A/C Related Dew

It's Monday And We're Back On Boat Maintenance

Breakfast At Hilton Head.

The Unofficial Dog Park

Fay

Jake Rolling Around On The Dock And Anne Exploring

Breakfast Today

Another Food Picture

Details On The Bilge Pump Refit (Read On If You Don't Care For Tech-Talk)

One Of The Two New 8-D Batteries Installed On Tropical Dreamer Yesterday

Sunset In Beaufort, SC

Dolphin Safari

The Dogs Eat Well Too

Still Eating Well

Honda Generator Called Into Action

Marina Weather Receiving Station (And Jake)

Jake And Anne Hanging Out On This Rainy Day

Full Laundry Bag And Jake

Sunrise In Beaufort, NC

The Display From The 10 Year Old GPS

Beaufort (S.C)

Last Night's Dinner At Anchor

Last Night's Anchorage

Bahamas Charts And Guides Galore

Anne and Jake Have A Playdate

Sunset In Charleston

The View Ahead

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Georgetown, NC

Shattered Dreams

Almost 1/2 Way

Sunset At Calabash Anchorage

Anne On The Guides

Calabash, NC Anchorage

Ice, Wonderful Ice

Dock Leading To An Opening In the Marsh

Jake's Spot

Doing Dishes (these are clean ones)

The Afternoon Walk Leads To The Atlantic Side

Southwards

A Thank You To The Commentors

Another Dingy Disabled

Swansboro Town Park

Sunset In Swansboro, NC

Thank Goodness We're Out Of That

What A Day

We Dingy To The Lighthouse

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Terryaki Chicken and Tortillas

A Chance Encounter With New Friends

Anchored At Front Street

Jake And Anne Crashed-Out After A Long Afternoon Walk

Lunch While Preparing For Continued Cruising

Exploring Beaufort, NC

Our Anchorage Off The Sailing School

And We're Off

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Awaiting Departure At The Docks

Home Fries and Onions

The Zodiac Gets A Second Name

Middle Of the Night Update

Tropical Dreamer Ready To Cruise

Jake And Anne Back On The Boat

Turtle Saved

The Food Lion, The Full Moon, Artificial Light, And The Rebounder

One More Flight And I'm Back In Norfolk

View From The Surfliner Express

Family Dinner

Flying Away

Camping Out In My Parents' House

Norfolk Airport

Land Lubber Food At Last

Note The Distance To Omaha At The Bottom

What I'm Doing Mostly Today

Afternoon Thunderstorms

A Boat From Marblehead

Jake Loves To Roll Around In The Grass

The View From The Bow Unobstructed

A Change In Plans

Fireworks From The Deck Of Tropical Dreamer

The Dogs Take Things In Stride

The Magic Box Of Leftover Fried Chicken and Biscuts

The Unexpected Arrives

Dogs Awaiting My Return

Heading Back To The Boat

Southern Delecacies

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Outdor Concert By the Local Band

Keith's Side

The Inside Dog Space

4th Of July Farmers Market

At Long Last

Doggy Dingy Training

Before Stowing My Things

Hanging Out On The Sailboat

Jake, Naturally, Makes Himself At Home On the Sailboat

Jake And Anne Board Tropical Dreamer

First Cruise

Celebratory Dinner At El Singeros

Packing The Sailboat

Marine Air Conditioning

In The Water

"Early" Splash-In

The Last Day Before Splash-In

Remember The First Sailboat

Rigid Inflatable Dingy Tube Is Installed

Fresh New Bottom Paint

Closed Up Old House

The Elite Word Of Ocean Cruising Cuisine

Oriental Town Beach

Port Of Origin Letters Are Installed

We Walk To The Boat This Morning

Live Music At The Pizza Joint Across The Street

Browse This

Good Dogs

The Final Push

A Successful Repair

Wind Turbine Is Installed

Shore Walk In Oriental

The Hex Is Lifted

It Won't Be Long Now...

Matt Installing the Ground Wire

The Solor Panels Are Mounted

Matt Holding The On-Off Switch For the Wind Turbine

Keith Soldering An Electrical Connection

Hush Puppies Fresh Out Of the Fryer

Little Lake Near Town Dock

Oriental Town Dock

The Cleaning Crew

Re-Repairing A Crack In The Hull

The Water Is All Around Us

High Wire Assembly

19th Century House

Northwards Destination

In Spite Of The Hard Boat Work We Eat Well

Anne Gets A Shave

Still Working The Timber Pads

Cutting The Hydrovane Arms To Size With a Hack Saw

Engine Degreased

Creating A Timber Pad

Another Smurf In Oriental

The Hydrovane Rudder

Starting To Fabricate The Timber Pads

Captain's House Bed And Breakfast

Matt Taking Over Being Cookie Tonight

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The Mark of Things Going OK

To New Bern

The Wire Arrives

I'm Not Really Smiling Inside

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Morning Before Boat Work

Cuddly Pair Of Retrievers

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Progress

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Someone Else's Laundry

The Old With The New

The Dogs Are Fine

Keeping The Crew Fed

Life Is Not That Good

Morning Commute

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Morning Web On Scooter

Matt Doing Measurements

Initial Hydrovane Drawing and Data

Morning Walk With Jake And Anne

Matt Working and Anne Socializing

Tropical Dreamer

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The Rover

We Have A Visitor

You Don't Even Want To Know How Much This Is Costing

Another Fried Chicken Dinner

Finally, BBQ

Red Sky At Dawn

I'm So Naughty

Sunset

Traveling Meal

Pueblo Ruins

Messages From The Ancients

Driving

Jenn Last Night

One Last Look At The View From Sabino Mountain

Somebody Is Ready To Roll

Mom Helping Pack The Bounder

Finally, Packing the Bounder

Panama Luxury/Necessity

The Road To the Jungle House

Back Patio Jungle House

More Panama Beach

Panama Beach

Albert The German Real Estate Guy

The Entrance to Hotel Herrera

Shaved Ice Stand

Inside The Ray

Panama Raw Land For Sale

Keith Walking The New Development

Side View From the Jungle House

The Pacific View

Coco, Our Next Door Neighbor in the Jungle

Matt

Back In Panama City

Writing From Panama

An Extra Day

The Hydrovane

Bye Bye Excessive Personal Possessions

The Pile Coming With Us

More Desert Bloom

The Prickly Pear Are Starting to Bloom

Singmeaway Consigned For Sail

My Former Life Being Stored

The View From Boulder Canyon

The Pod Arrives

Wind Generator Arrives

Our Own Private Water Slide

Lake Toy

Jake Heaven

The Eliminator (aka Sexy Beast)

The American Dream

Morning At The Lake With RV Friends

The Desert Blooming

More Deer Outside My House At Boulder Canyon

Jake with Ball

Country Road At Dusk

A Fitting Stop

Camping Breakfast, Keith Style

White Tail Deer

Organ Pipe Formation

Land Cruising Over The Weekend

Home Made Spinich Salad

Old Floor

Prison Camp Campsite

Keith At the Helm of the Bounder

Back to the Mountain for the Weekend (Again)

My Own Private Magic Carpet

Clouds and Light

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Desert Morning Light

The Price of Not Sailing (One of Them)

Flying in Tucson

Anne Backyard Morning

The Wash at Winter Morning's Light

Sailor's Bliss

A Wash Runs In the Desert

Tucson Morning Routine

Just a Phase

Wild Life In My Neighborhood

The Dogs After a Mountain Hike

Remembering Sailing Days

Keith with Backpacking Friends

Sunset at Keith's house

Back to Litigating

Singmeaway Ready to Be Pulled Out

Morning in San Carlos

Sailing Dogs

Sunset San Carlos Marina

San Carlos Marina

Singmeaway Waiting on the Hard

Off On Another Sailing Adventure in Mexico

Hobie One is Sold

40 days after cruising

20 Days After Cruising

County BBQ Lunch at Kings

Breakfast In New Berg, NC

Rental Car to Get Back to Tucson

Tropical Dreamer Blocked and Stored on the Hard

Going to the Hard

Coming Out of the Water

Tropical Dreamer in the Lift Ready to Be Pulled Out

Storm Approaching As I Depart

Deaton Yacht Service

Sunset in Oriental

Tow Boat US

The Nav Station

The Other Boat Anchored Next To Me On The ICW

Mile Marker 110 ICW

View of the Canal from the Bow Forward

Canal View From the Bow

Another Picture of the Forward Birth

Forward Birth and Storage Underneath

The Head/Shower

Tropical Dreamer's Great Sofa Table

From The Forward Berth Looking Back

Spice Collection

Interior of Tropical Dreamer

Another Sunset at Anchor

Boats Lined Up and Waiting For Bridge

Tripical Dreamer at Sunrise

First Anchorage on ICW

Bridge Ahead on the ICW

First Bridge of the I.C.W.

Douglas MacArthur Memorial

Those 16 Inch Guns from Deck View

USS Wisconson Battleship from Town

Tall Ship in Norfolk

One of the Many Sailboats that Crossed My Path

Sunrise On the Way to Norfolk

This Is How They Bring Cruising Boats Out of the Water

Country Road

Old Work Boat in the Field

Deltaville After Sunset

Deltaville Anchorage Chart

Reedville Maritime Museum

Fish Processing in the Distance

Fishing Ship In Reedville

Peaceful Evening

Morning Fog

Calvert Maritime Museum

Evidence of Sailing Town

Sunset

Solomans, Maryland

Keith at the Wheel

Thomas Point Light House

First Fill-Up

First Bridge

View from Annapolis On Land

Walking to Annapolis

Spa Creek Anchorage

First Night By Myself on the Chesapeake

Tropical Dreamer and Her Caretakers, Ken and Carol

View From the Window, First Morning

Flying Across the Country for a Sailboat

Sydney and Brett Sailing

View from the Motorhome Window at Sunset

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Inteior of Singmeaway with GPS Chart Plotter/Depth Finder installed

Depth Finder Tranducer Install

The magic beans

Exploring by zodiac and 2hp Honda

Anchored not too far from San Carlos.

Matir

Baja Geology

Last Light

After Sailing Across the Sea of Cortez

Cruising

Crossing the Sea of Cortez

Friends From Above

San Pedro Bay

Me on the sea

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View ahead from companionway of a Catalina 25 Sailboat

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Roadside Pollo Asada

The quick version of how I came to own sailboats

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Hobie One at Lake Pleasant

Introduction