Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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Our REI Kingdom 8 tent is bigger than our minivan.
June 23, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Tent unoccupied: the reluctant campers

June 21, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Building a storage solution

Cravat tie
June 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Limbo of the homeless yachties

June 14, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for the galley: embracing the pressure cooker

June 6, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Top 10 sexiest refits we’ve made – so far

Begonias in front of one of our planters just before they were planted
June 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for our tenants’ visit

June 1st, Our living room
June 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing to move: signs of progress

May 31, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Closing our house, room by room

SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50, before the trampoline facelift
May 21, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Thrift store “treasures”

May 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

They’re cutting down trees

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This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekFrom the Vault: Cycling 1,000 miles Along the US Pacific Coast — with a Parrot
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  • 11 years ago this weekStress-free camping? Not here.
  • 11 years ago this weekA visit from CBC Radio’s Stu Mills

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