Author: Lorraine Escher

I’m a Canadian writer from Ottawa who spent 10 years in high tech before heading out sailing. When we began I had no sailing experience but was keen for the adventure. With my husband and our four children, we've travelled halfway around the world, as we complete a full circumnavigation aboard our St. Francis 50 catamaran, SV Aphrodite. Here, I share what it’s like to homeschool at sea, maintain a boat, and explore new cultures as a family afloat. This blog is also on Pinterest.

01/02/202401/25/2026 Lorraine Escher

Diesel filling in Micronesia with video, and no police involvement

Paul in a hospital bed in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, receiving oxygen therapy

12/13/202302/02/2026 Lorraine Escher

Shallow water blackout while freediving: what happened to our son, Paul

Picture of a catamaran

12/07/202310/09/2025 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite equipment list 2023

10/26/202303/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

Betty, age 17, joins a medical mission in Papua New Guinea

Glasses sit atop other World War II artifacts including a glass syringe.

09/18/202301/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Visiting the Peter Joseph Museum in the Solomon Islands: A Backyard Full of World War II History

09/16/202304/01/2026 Lorraine Escher

Family ER at Sea: A fish hook to the face in Munda, Solomon Islands

08/23/202301/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

06/23/202303/19/2026 Lorraine Escher

Live tracker: Where is in the World is SV Aphrodite Right Now?

Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Eight Bathers painting.

06/20/202312/05/2025 Lorraine Escher

An Octave of Women: Shades of Contrast in Fiji

06/12/202301/25/2026 Lorraine Escher

Making Sense of Malaria: Why Chemoprophylaxis Doesn’t Prevent Infection — It Only Weakens the Symptoms