Sailing South on Solitude

I’ve seen Frank (John’s dad) return to his boat after the winter. As we approached, his pace quickened and his smile widened. The joy he feels when returning to his boat is unmistakable. I’m not quite there yet. However, now the chaos is abating as we...

For all our plans we made yesterday, we knew there were a lot of variables we could not control. Would the boat go in the water on time? Would John be able to swap the rental cars after checking Solitude and before she went in the water? Would I be prised out...

Firstly, photo is of our granddaughter, Sky at a year old when we visited Daniela, Omar and Sky in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Omar was the most amazing tour guide and they all made it the trip of a lifetime. Now - we have both been ignoring our imminent...

Solitude was hauled last week and will be on the hard for about 9 months while we visit family in CA and the UK.
We were hoping to have her back in the water early next year but, since we hauled early, we get put at the back of the yard and all other...

So my mummy and daddy have been busy the last few days. They seemed very happy that everything went according to plan and never got even a little frantic. I noticed that my walks have been getting shorter and shorter. I knew something was up as soon as all...

We spent the day in the marina (Zahnisers) completing our jobs at a somewhat leisurely pace. Timmy and I started the day by putting a load of laundry on (of course) and then cycling to the post office to post a goose neck to Catalina Direct. A goose neck is a...