by Dana | Dec 27, 2021 | Christmas Portland Oregon, cruising transitions
Shiva gazes out the aft window of our former trawler m/v Serendipity.While we’re looking for a place to call our home base, temporarily, we’re back aboard m/v Serendipity, our former trawler. We sold Serendipity to Seattilites Margaret and Dash,... by Dana | Dec 25, 2021 | Christmas Portland Oregon
Yes, this Christmas is a little weird—at least for us. Photo credit: pexels-alexandr-podvalny-3219762.jpegFor us, this Christmas is one more strange day in a strange year. We suspect we are not alone in this perspective.However, we are looking forward to spending... by Dana | Dec 4, 2021 | C&O Canal, east coast fall road trip, fall foliage road trip, paw paw fruit
In the Caribbean, the locals called papayas “paw paws”—like this crazy big oneWayne ate in St. Lucia, where we first started cruising the tropics together.In the US, when I heard there was a fruit called a paw paw in West Virginia, and a town there... by Dana | Dec 1, 2021 | cruising transitions, fall foliage road trip
Morning lakeside view, near our November 29th campsite.We took a fall foliage tour in late September, headed East from Florida, returning to Florida in late October. Still catching up on those posts.We didn’t plan on the trip we’re taking now, but seeing...