The answer is…we all are! Well, except for Maria.Today was a great day at sea. The winds were 15 knots, the seas were 2-4 feet and the sky was blue as could be. The kids had a tinge of seasickness even with Saltines and Sprite in their bellies and motion sickness bands on their wrists.Not…
This time it truly is love at first sail… Marc fell in love with sailing the first time he stepped onto a sailboat back in high school. For myself it was not love at first sight with sailing, but through time and getting to understand the elements of sailing, I grew to really like it. But I have to…
So how often can a woman say that she really likes her in-laws? Well this First Mate can. And wow what a fun time we just had with Marc’s parents, Ken and MaryEllen (Mel). Ken and Mel are in St. Pete Beach for the winter and jaunted down here to Fort Lauderdale for a few…
This past week has flown by. It’s hard to believe we’ve been on the boat for nine days now. Even though it’s next to impossible to get things done on a boat when you have three kids, Marc and I have actually managed to get some items checked off the “to do” list. And the…
Today Camden and I got pets. We each got two Hermit Crabs. I named mine Crabby and Hermie. Cam named his Bert and Bob. We had to present are resons to are parents why we should have Hermit crabs – Here we are presenting are 7 resons — 1-They don’t poop and smell like cats 2-Easy to take…
This is my clas. Well not my class anymore. I miss them. I had a Crismis party on the last day of school. We wached the Poler Express and drank hot chocklet. This is my seckend grade techer. She is asome. I wish she could fit in my sootcase. She makes me smile like ckraze. This…
My last day at cherry tree elementery was December 20. It was a fun day because we had a Christmas party. But it was also a sad day because I had to say goodbye to my friends and my teacher. I will miss my classroom as well. There is a cowch in our room that…
Check out the side of our U-Haul…Stowe on it!!! For those of you that have only known me since 1999, you may not know that my maiden name is Stowe. How cool is that? When Marc pulled into the U-Haul dealership in Indianapolis, they walked him over to our rental trailer and he belly laughed when…
My dad interviewed me with some questions and my answers are below. I’m not a huge fan of spelling so I got my dad to type this up for me. I am most excited about… 1-seeing a shark 2-sailing the boat 3-being the captain of the dinghy My goals for the trip are… 1-to see…
Hi my name is Joellen I am 9 years old. I am exidid about going to a beach every day and swiming. I am also exidid about meeting new people and learning spanish!!!!!!!!!! I am scared about falling in the water when the boat is sailing but I’ll have my life jaket on and my…
Love at First Sail 