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Tag: Family Circumnavigation

The Escher family — two parents and four children from Ottawa, Canada — spent over a decade circumnavigating the world aboard SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran. These are the posts from that voyage: crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific, cruising the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Galapagos, French Polynesia, Fiji, Vanuatu and Southeast Asia, homeschooling four kids at sea, refitting and repairing the boat in remote anchorages, and raising a family aboard across more than 40 countries. Written from the boat, as it happened.

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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June 4, 2022June 4, 2022Lorraine Escher

After the Galapagos: The Sea Is Alive with Extremes of Life, Luxury and Exploitation

Long reads Grenada: A picture of someone walking on a hike in Grenada during a Hash House Harriers run
December 11, 2021July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Long Reads Grenada

June 18, 2020July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

World History for Kids: A Captivating Homeschool Series

June 2, 2020July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Schooling: Academics and University Readiness

Amazon Packages We Did Not Order
December 7, 2018August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Amazon Packages We Did Not Order: A Secret Santa Surprise

Christian missionaries in Haiti: at the church they built which doubles as a hurricane shelter
May 7, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christian Missionaries in Haiti: Joy in a Concrete Church

January 30, 2018July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Leaving a Trinidad Boatyard: Final Boat Preparation

December 30, 2017August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas in Trinidad: A Glorious Night with a Local Family

September 19, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

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