wrapped, 2022
Christiana “Thanks to our memories, we have what we have called experience.” Aristotle* I debated following the (trite?) tradition of summarizing the year. It glosses over so many highs and lows…
Sailing Life
morro bay = projects
Before I dive into the project talk, I’d like to say that I ADORE MORRO BAY! To the point of it being on my list of places to return to…
mont to morro
About two weeks ago, we did another passage. We left the 5 million barking sea lions on Monterey for the foggy Morro Bay, which is filled with adorable otters. It’s…
our first passage
In true Mark and Christiana style, our first passage involved jumping into the middle of the pool. Not wading in, not the complete deep end. But that 4.5′ zone where…
under & out
We did a thing! On Labor Day, we went out under the Golden Gate Bridge, to the lighthouse, and then back into the Bay. This was our first trip out…
a greenhorn, that’s me!
Hardly anything on the haul-out to-do list was a task that I (Christiana) could do on my own. I still feel overwhelmed (and over-helmed) when sailing MACH 5. I’m unskilled…
the beginning of cruising life
On May 24, after 41 days on the hard, MACH 5 and her people splashed back into the water! It was wonderful. Nothing leaked immediately (or in the days since).…
what have we been doing?
It’s been two months since I last posted. We had a much-needed and super fun break by housesitting for Jason and Rachel. They live near Paso Robles on a 40ish…
it’s been two weeks
Two weeks ago, I exited a job I mostly enjoyed for 14 years. This is officially the longest time that I’ve been unemployed since age 16–34 years of grinding away.…
alt2luv
I’ve been feeling OG alternative music of late so I made a playlist.