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Category: Travel and Destinations

Travel and Destinations transports you to the places we’ve explored. More than a sailing log, my writing aims to let you hear the voices, see the sights, smell the air, and feel as if you’re right there with us.

Julia from SV Tribalance inspects her soup as it cooks
May 28, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Savusavu Hot Springs: Cooking Stew in a Geothermal Vent

Lorraine is offered Kava drink from the chief during a Fijian sevusevu welcoming ceremony in Savusavu.
May 26, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji: Reluctant First-Time Kava Drinker

Fierentino Para Anchor: Stopped sailing image
May 24, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fiorentino Para Anchor Overnight: 60 NM from Savusavu

Heavy weather sailing: Paul on the deck of SV Aphrodite
May 19, 2023July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heavy Weather Sailing: Force 8–10 from New Zealand to Fiji

Sleep deprivation at sea: Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
June 18, 2022July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sleep Deprivation at Sea: 4 Methods on a Pacific Crossing

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

Colour striations on the Sierra Negra volcano hike on Isla Isabela, Galapagos.
June 9, 2022June 9, 2022Lorraine Escher

Sierra Negra: Hiking in Darwin’s Footsteps on a Galapagos Volcano

Betty and Karen on the Galapagos Day Trip
June 6, 2022June 6, 2022Lorraine Escher

Jumping into the Water of the Galapagos Was Like the Best Exhibits in the Zoo Had Thrown the Doors Wide Open

Galapagos Animals: Sea Lion Feet
June 6, 2022September 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Galapagos Animals Up Close: Feet, Claws and Flippers

Shellback Ceremony Maritime Traditions and Crossing the Equator as a Family at Sea on Circumnavigation
June 5, 2022July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Shellback Ceremony: Crossing the Equator as a Family

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