Position: 49°19’03.8″N 124°19’05.7″W Hiking and beer go together like rain and galoshes. At least it does when you’re on Vancouver Island. Rarely have we visited a place with more managed trails for walking up an appetite and a thirst. Our …
Position: 49°14’39.6″N 124°08’07.9″W Robin Williams once said, “Canada is like a really nice apartment over a meth lab.” That’s how it feels leaving the lower 48 behind and easing into life north of the border. It’s not so much the …
Position: 28°27’59.8″N 16°14’38.2″W “I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours..” – Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat Two years ago we had Aleta re-rigged in Gothenburg, Sweden. As a Valiant …
Position: 47°37’11.7″N 122°21’03.1″W About halfway through our dogsit with Gus (q.v.), we figured out that getting to and from downtown Seattle required only a short, inexpensive ride on the West Seattle water taxi. The taxi is run by King County …
Position: 47°33’42.1″N 122°23’12.4″W If you’ve not met Gus, you’ve missed a treat. For Gus is a character. Once you’ve been introduced, he remains unforgettable. His ability to forge lasting relationships is due in equal parts to his direct, friendly interactions …
Position: Here and There How many countries did we visit last year? This is a question we are sometimes asked and sometimes ask ourselves. More than we have fingers to count on. Let’s run down the list: United States Germany …
Position: 37°51’59.2″N 122°27’46.7″W Legendary designer and Steve Jobs influencer Jony Ive recently released a new ‘sailing lantern’ with his partner Balmuda. Its price? A snip at $4,800. That’s $800 more than the cost of a 1982 28ft O’Day sailboat, something …
Position: 43°05’30.0″N 11°46’48.2″E “Not many people travel the way we do,” I commented in passing to Carol. “No,” she agreed, “they don’t.” Driving up the switchbacks towards the towers of San Gimignano, we drank in the bare trees and vineyards …
Position: 28°15’10.6″N 16°37’32.3″W Winters in the Canaries are generally mild. From November onward the trade winds settle in and blow a steady 20-30 knots out of the northeast by late January. Sea temperatures hover around 20C all year round, keeping …
