And so it begins… (1/15/2017) - What the f***! did we do? Vernon whispers to me as he climbs into bed. I am huddled under 4 blankets in the clothes I wore all day. Wait, I did take them off to shower at the marina’s bathroom.... Continue Reading →
Ensenada (1/16/2017) - Day 4 in Ensenada. We got off to an auspicious start with this adventure. So far, dealing with the boat has not been fun. Not much better than dealing with the house selling (glad it sold but the process was hard),... Continue Reading →
Reluctant Mexican traveler (1/17/2017) - In the first post I wrote that Vernon asked me “What did we do?” as he climbed into our cold birth on Encore. Good question. When we started to plan the encore adventure, I wanted to close my eyes and... Continue Reading →
Ensenada to Turtle Bay: Part 1 (1/17/2017) - Tuesday morning, January 17th, we got up early (4:30) and checked weather sailing plan one more time. Take off sail covers, prep cockpit and bring up snack bag. The snack bag contains things like apples, chips, crackers, nuts, chocolate, pre-made... Continue Reading →
Ensenada to Turtle Bay: Part 2 (1/18/2017) - Night Shift Just as the sun is about to set I get my layers of clothes and jackets and head warmer on. And put my ‘foulies’ on (like a big yellow deep sea fisherman’s outfit, but mine is a pretty... Continue Reading →
Thursday January 19th-Turtle Bay, Mexico (1/19/2017) - We had dinner last night – cheese raviolis and sauce with Kirkland Chianti we got at Costco in Ensenada. Did the dishes with the last of California water in our tanks (remember the tank draining episode when we were aground... Continue Reading →
Magdalena Bay, Mexico (1/20/2017) - We are now sitting in Magdalena Bay after 265 rousing miles of sailing and darkness. Yesterday morning I awoke and had coffee then dressed in layers and prepped the cabin below. Up anchor, raise the main and out the bay... Continue Reading →
Passage from Magdalena Bay to Cabo San Lucas (1/23/2017) - Finally warm! We arrived in Cabo San Lucas on Monday 23rd. The sun is out and it is a wonderful 78 degrees. We are officially, finally warm. Sunday morning as we prepped the boat for the trip from Magdalena Bay... Continue Reading →
Sunny and Warm in Cabo San Lucas (1/25/2017) - We have been in the marina at Cabo for two days. The weather is warm and sunny. And that feels sooo good. The local population is over 68,000 and there are probably that many Americans here on vacation as well.... Continue Reading →
1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (1/27/2017) - This is the first entry into my journal I kept during our adventure in 1985-1986: 11-8-85 To keep proper account of an adventure one must start at the beginning and carry on thru till the end. This I will try. ... Continue Reading →
San Jose del Cabo (1/28/2017) - On Wednesday we left Cabo San Lucas and sailed up the coast 15 miles to the port of Puerto los Cabos. The shoreline is stretches of beautiful beaches with mountains lined behind them. The beaches have hotels along the whole... Continue Reading →
Passage from Cabo, Baja tip, to Puerto Vallarta (1/31/2017) - 1245am “Terri”. “huh?”. “It’s time”. I roll out of our bed. I am already dressed in thermal top and thermal long-johns and I add my jeans and foulies, sweater and vest and black jacket. Then my arm light, my head... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (2/4/2017) - Here is another excerpt from my journal I kept on our first long adventure at sea… Guadalupe 11-12-1985 My brother Paul arrived in Antigua to vacation with us November 3rd and we took off to sail south to Green Island... Continue Reading →
Captain’s Post (2/4/2017) - Vernon asked if he could occasionally add some words of wisdom and I said sure…So here is the Captain speaking.. He that would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime. -Old Sailor Proverb. If you... Continue Reading →
Out and about in Banderas Bay (2/8/2017) - We have been here in Banderas Bay for a week now. The sun is shining and the temperature is around 82 each day. Just saying… Paradise Village Marina is situated on the grounds of a large resort with multiple pools... Continue Reading →
Out and about ON Banderas Bay (2/10/2017) - Friday February 10, 2017. We are restless in the marina so Thursday we got out and spent the day sailing about the bay. We have to get out and in when the tide is high so we check the tide... Continue Reading →
Home Sweet Encore (2/13/2017) - February 12, 2017 It has been a month since we started our journey in Mexico. And over a month since we quit our jobs at Hoag. I continue to wake up at night with work dreams where I need to... Continue Reading →
Shivering in San Sebastian (2/17/2017) - Wednesday February 15, 2017. We check out the tourista options and decide to take a tour up into the Sierra Madre Mountains to the silver mining town of San Sebastian de Oeste. We make the wise move not to take... Continue Reading →
Wet and Messy (2/19/2017) - So later Thursday morning (after my Flu night) we listen to the weather forecast and there is a storm warning for the coming Saturday night. The same big Storm that will hit family in So Cal on Friday will be... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (2/19/2017) - Here are the next five frustrating entries in my journal from the adventure with Vernon and baby Steve… 11-15-85 On 11-13 we took on the challenge- we sailed out of the bay and headed south (straight into the wind of... Continue Reading →
Time to move on from the Big Bay (3/1/2017) - Looking back on my posts for this adventure and reading my journals of my other adventures, I definitely see a trend where it took me a month or so to get comfortable living and traveling on the boat. I am... Continue Reading →
Feels Great to feel good again! (3/11/2017) - I FEEL BETTER!!! Finally, after 3 ½ weeks, I feel better. No pain, no fever, no malaise, no itching… all gone. My lab results are finally all headed in the correct direction. That was the sickest I have ever been.... Continue Reading →
Heading North (3/19/2017) - √ Checklist for departure Scopolamine patch on √ Instruments on √ Hatches secure √ PBJ and snack bag prepared √ Life raft and ditchbag up top and secured √ Last minute weather check √ Sun screen √ DEET spray √... Continue Reading →
Brickey sailing adventure 1998 (3/26/2017) - This adventure brought the whole family -Vernon, me, Steve (13 years) and Kaylyn (8 years) down to the Caribbean for a trip to remember. We sailed on Passion, a Santa Cruz 50, throughout the islands. Once again, I kept a... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (3/26/2017) - Here are some more journal entries from my 1985-86 adventure with Vernon and baby Steve (20 months old at this point of our trip). Since my visit home allowed me to find some photos to share about this trip I... Continue Reading →
Beautiful La Paz (3/27/2017) - La Paz has been so relaxing. The sail from Mazatlan took well over 30 hours but it was smooth motor sailing for the most part and during the day there were dolphins, seals and jumping / spinning manta rays to... Continue Reading →
The Sea of Cortez (4/9/2017) - It has been a fantastic last 12 days! Sailing and snorkeling and enjoying the Sea of Cortez’ bays and water. Started off a bit rough. We sailed to Caleta Partida, a bay on the island of Espirito Santos, North of... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (4/17/2017) - Here is the continuing saga of our 1985 adventure in the Caribbean. At this point we are about two months into the journey and over 5 weeks without a prop (propeller) on the boat. This allows us to run the... Continue Reading →
- Brickey sailing adventure 1998 (4/17/2017) - Second installment of our family adventure in 1998- when Steve was 13 and Kaylyn 8. We are just getting started in the US Virgins Islands at this point. 12-15-1998 Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and it was a great day. We... Continue Reading →
Decisions… Decisions… Decided. (4/19/2017) - Once back at La Paz Marina we cleaned up the boat and worked on routine maintenance including changing the engine packing gland. And I visited the marina poolside to enjoy a margarita (I was salt deprived!) Steve Job’s (family’s) yacht... Continue Reading →
Waiting in Manzanillo for our ship to come in…. literally (5/1/2017) - We have been in Manzanillo for over a week now. On the 20th we left Puerto Vallarta before sun up and sailed across big Banderas Bay to head south down the coast. We were able set the spinnaker and had... Continue Reading →- Brickey family adventure 1998 (5/1/2017) - Our family sailing adventure in 1998 with Steve and Kaylyn continues. We have been on the boat for 2 weeks and are about to journey ‘down island’. 2-21-1998 We arrived at St. Martin at 12 noon. After 20 hours of... Continue Reading →
- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (5/4/2017) - At this point in our adventure we have arrived in the US and British Virgin Islands but still do not have a propeller on the boat to help us maneuver…. 12-11-85 Over the last few days we have been here... Continue Reading →
Lifting, tasting and lots of flying (5/18/2017) - These last few weeks have been a nice vacation from my vacation. Mexico seems far away now. Saturday May 6th, the day we loaded the boat onto the freighter in Manzanillo, was so long and hot. We motored out of our... Continue Reading →
Old time fun in an old city- St. Augustine, Florida (5/29/2017) - We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale ahead of the ELBE with time to scope out the Bahia Mar Marina where we will put Encore for a few days. Big Big boats are the theme here. We talked with marina staff and got... Continue Reading →
Sitting on the dock of the bay (6/10/2017) - Hi from Charleston, South Carolina. Where we sit, at the City Marina waiting. We left St. Augustine May, 27th at first light and sailed all day to get to Brunswick, Georgia, arriving at the Marina after 5pm. The sail was... Continue Reading →
Life on the ladder on the Hard in the Yard (6/20/2017) - We sailed 20 miles up the Wando River to the Charleston City Boatyard and are hauled out. Once again, we watch the boat lift up in the air. We are put on blocks “on the hard” and they give us... Continue Reading →
Heading North for family time (7/7/2017) - Been grappling with decisions lately, more decisions about this trip. Let me catch you up. Last I posted we were up on the hard in the Charleston boatyard with nothing accomplished on the list of issues we went there for over... Continue Reading →
AWESOMENESS! (7/27/2017) - These last few weeks have been so much fun. Filled with family and adventure and a bit of the usual boat works. Once we arrived in Norkfolk/Portsmouth, Virginia we lined up the fiberglass boat repairs to the soft spots on... Continue Reading →
Bustling Baltimore and the R rated countryside (8/8/2017) - We left the anchorage on St Mary’s river very early Friday August 28th and motored up the Chesapeake. Vernon is ready but I need some coffee and a serious hair cut! We motored all day and anchor in Weem’s Creek next... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Adventure in the Caribbean (8/13/2017) - Having a relaxing day at anchor and thought I would share some entries and photos from my earlier adventures at sea with Vernon and the kids. Here are entries from my 1985-86 journal on our cruise in the Caribbean with... Continue Reading →
- Brickey family adventure 1998 (8/13/2017) - It has been a bit since I posted from my journal on this 1998 adventure with Vernon and Steve and Kaylyn in the Caribbean. I pick up from our down island leg where we are at Guadalupe. We witnessed the total... Continue Reading →
Big City Sail (8/19/2017) - We left our Baltimore slip on August 8th in the still dark of 540am and headed north to the top of the Chesapeake Bay. Passing by multiple picturesque inlets and bays that are far too thin to allow our deep... Continue Reading →
Keeping an Eye on the Eye of the Storm(s) (9/11/2017) - Hi all. Many of you have reached out asking ‘Where are you? Are you in harm’s way of the hurricanes?’ The answer is far from them. We are currently in Syracuse (upper New York state). We are visiting with my son... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Family Adventure in the Caribbean (9/21/2017) - We are waiting out the weather created along the upper East Coast caused by Hurricane Jose. Snug and safe (and a bit bored) in Glen Cove, Long Island. I thought I would share some more of our past adventure from... Continue Reading →
- Brickey family adventure 1998 (9/23/2017) - Looks like we will stay in Long Island thru the weekend until the coastal waves have subsided. And keeping an eye on Maria’s northern progress as well. So until then, here is some from my journal when we traveled the... Continue Reading →
Long Island wait… (9/25/2017) - We so enjoyed our time with my son and his family in up-state New York but headed back to the boat in Glen Cove, NY last week. As a guest you should always leave before you are kicked out and... Continue Reading →
It’s time (10/10/2017) - We moved the boat to Port Washington anchorage to position for a break in the weather and stage to move south. Some weather moved through from the last bands of hurricane activity in the Atlantic. The inner Long Island sound... Continue Reading →
Going West over land (10/22/2017) - The journey West began at the boat yard in Annapolis, Maryland. The local riggers hopped on board and got to work. They pulled the mast out, hauled her up in the air, pulled off the rudder and then spent about... Continue Reading →
Back on the West Coast! And Thankful! (11/20/2017) - The boat arrived here about a week after we did. It was delivered to Marina del Rey and slowly put back together. The boat yard workers returned the keel and mast to their proper positions while Vernon and I put... Continue Reading →- 1985-86 Brickey Family Adventure in the Caribbean (12/8/2017) - The following are the continuation of postings from my journal from our original family cruising experience. At this point we are sailing around in the US and British Virgin Islands and my sister Laura flies in to visit for two... Continue Reading →
- Brickey family adventure 1998 (12/12/2017) - Continuing on our 1998 Caribbean trip- We have a great time with my mom and dad in Trinidad, off of Venezuela. Then we hurry up the island chain to prep for the regattas we have entered. 3-14-98 It is fun having... Continue Reading →
Tis the Season (12/25/2017) - We are back in our San Pedro slip and we are staying warm and enjoying the holiday season. Taking 3 mile walks and doing push-ups and squats, etc. almost every day to keep active. At the beginning of the month... Continue Reading →
What’s next you ask??? (2/18/2018) - Happy February 2018! Wow— it has been well over a year since Vernon and I quit our jobs and started sailing on Encore. We had a wonderful time with family and friends over the holidays. My children and granddaughters visited... Continue Reading →
Ready to head North for our next adventure! (5/21/2018) - Knowing we are heading north to live near Steve, Sarah and granddaughters, Vernon and I have been prepping the boat. We got a Wifi booster to help with living on the boat. The day we installed it was long and... Continue Reading →
Slipped in at 37º 54′ 45″ North 122º 21′ 00″ West (5/28/2018) - We have arrived at our new home in San Francisco Bay. It was a great, rather uneventful journey that began Wednesday morning. We awoke to the sound of the water pump humming and found that, once again, we had a water... Continue Reading →
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