Posts Tagged ‘surf’

Some days are just a pain in the back.

Posted on: July 20th, 2012 by Amelia

“OH!  My back!  It hurts! Oh, my back it hurts. Oh my, back it hurts. See?  It’s funny!!” Inside joke.  You had to be there. It was Saturday July fourteenth in the year two thousand and twelve when I realized I was indeed destined to be a writer.  This realization came about via an unexpected […]

Travel | Sailing Days 8-11 The Hazy Days

Posted on: July 20th, 2012 by Amelia

The details of the last four days of the journey are somewhat fuzzy now, having faded into the hazy sort of memories that time creates. It’s only my desire to blog the “now” which compels me to blog the “then”, since it seems to explain how we got here. Day 8: Marina del Rey This […]

Pizza and Volcanoes

Posted on: June 9th, 2012 by Amelia

Day 6 Oxnard Wanderings and Further South Big Lots. Toppers. Panda Express. Welcome back to society, to civilization. It’s amazing how much one day at sea can free a person from the confines of the day-to-day routine. Waking up Thursday morning in Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, CA, felt lovely. Brent and I had absolutely […]

I’m on a boat. And this time, I like it.

Posted on: June 4th, 2012 by Amelia

Sailing Day 3, 4, 5 Santa Barbara to Oxnard Day 3: Santa Barbara Sunshine I woke up Monday morning feeling rested after a full nights sleep. Brent was still snoozing quietly next to me, so I crept over him (well, I clumsily rolled over him- boats are not conducive to stealthy movements) and proceeded to […]

Maiden Voyage Misadventures

Posted on: May 31st, 2012 by Amelia

Day 1: Getting Our Sea Legs The first 24 hours of our maiden voyage have been nothing short of grueling. We departed Morro Bay in haste Saturday afternoon after finally identifying a 24-36 hour weather window which looked promising- winds 15-20 knots, dying to 10-20 after midnight, and seas 8-10 feet, subsiding to 6-8 after […]