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Elsa Says Hello

It was July 2 and Maureen’s birthday. People of a certain age don’t usually make a great deal of birthdays and so ours are low keyed. Nonetheless we do note, as a recent scientific study revealed, that people who have many birthdays live longer than those who don’t have as many. Having said that IContinue reading “Elsa Says Hello”

Posted bykalunamooJuly 3, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Elsa Says Hello

Inter-Voyage Thoughts

Our inter-voyage time was spent in New York visiting family, friends and catching up on our doctor visits. Getting fully vaccinated combined with the lower virus levels gave us the opportunity to travel by car between Annapolis MD and Plymouth M. This included visiting other cruisers we have met while sailing and seeing them inContinue reading “Inter-Voyage Thoughts”

Posted bykalunamooJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Inter-Voyage Thoughts

Brown Streaks on a Blue Ocean

Voyage 11 of Kalunamoo concluded in St. Lucia this year, as it did last years, due to the constrictions on cruising during a pandemic. We did spend about a half a year in St. Lucia and half in Antigua. Sailing was very limited, but the cruising lifestyle carried on albeit in a lower key. SocialContinue reading “Brown Streaks on a Blue Ocean”

Posted bykalunamooMay 4, 2021September 7, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Brown Streaks on a Blue Ocean

Top of the World

In 1949, the movie White Heat was released. It featured James Cagney as a criminal psychopath with the famous last scene atop a flaming refinery tower. “Made it Ma! Top of the world”. A huge explosion engulfed Cagney that ended his criminal career. Credits roll. I saw that movie on the Million Dollar Movie TVContinue reading “Top of the World”

Posted bykalunamooApril 22, 2021Posted inUncategorized6 Comments on Top of the World

Beyond Metrics

The last blog reported on the metrics of living on a sailboat for the last 10 years. This one covers a very small sample of the photos captured during those years. Metrics don’t capture the lifestyle while pictures are worth a thousand words. So here are some words and a few pictures that we hopeContinue reading “Beyond Metrics”

Posted bykalunamooApril 17, 2021Posted inUncategorized1 Comment on Beyond Metrics

Ten Years After

Ten years ago we moved permanently and full time aboard Kalunamoo when we gave up our shoreside apartment. “You’ll regret it”, said one of our friends but here we are, ten years later, still living on our boat with no shore-based abode. No regrets, but what follows are some observations, facts, data and opinions thatContinue reading “Ten Years After”

Posted bykalunamooApril 1, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Ten Years After

Easy Peasy

I guess you saw the internet ad for the shoes you put on without bending down. No more struggling to reach for that footwear or trying to tie complicated knots. Who do you think you are? A gymnast or contortionist trying to touch your feet? And then you need to be a salty sailor, withContinue reading “Easy Peasy”

Posted bykalunamooMarch 29, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Easy Peasy

Bahamas? Thru the Cut! Rescue at Sea!

After a week in Deep Bay and out of quarantine we decided to move up to North Sound, Antigua going around the west side, inside the reefs. We haven’t been up there in a few years and the weather forecast was for very mild trade winds for 3 days. That is something that happens nowContinue reading “Bahamas? Thru the Cut! Rescue at Sea!”

Posted bykalunamooMarch 15, 2021Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on Bahamas? Thru the Cut! Rescue at Sea!

Quarantine Ends

After visiting family and friends for my dad’s 100 birthday, we flew back to Antigua to rejoin Kalunamoo (see last blog). So far, we have had 4 covid tests to travel. A PCR in St. Lucia to allow sailing to Antigua; a quick test in Antigua to fly to NY; a quick test in NYContinue reading “Quarantine Ends”

Posted bykalunamooMarch 11, 2021Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Quarantine Ends

100 Years Ago

It’s hard to image what the world was like a hundred years ago. Why do I write about this now? My dad was born on March 4th 1921 and so we flew from Antigua to Brooklyn, NY to help celebrate his birthday. Due to the pandemic, we came in a few weeks before the day.Continue reading “100 Years Ago”

Posted bykalunamooMarch 4, 2021Posted inUncategorized4 Comments on 100 Years Ago

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