Video: Welcome to New York
We sailed up the Hudson after a rainy and windy transit off the Jersey shore. By the time we arrived the weather had cleared for a beautiful day and Marlon got very excited about getting back on land. We ended …
Making the Kessel Run in 11 Parsects
Position: 37°58’05.3″N 75°14’12.0″W Grey-blue crags ripple as filtered moonlight radiates through the clouds high above Aleta. Splashing water, a turbulent pool washes away behind me, broken by an occasional crash of shimmering sea spray from the bow. As far as …
The Wisdom of Solomons
Position: 38°19’42.6″N 76°27’31.7″W We found Aleta where we’d left her, at Zahniser’s Marina, in Solomons, Maryland. Our work order had largely been completed, and with few surprises and a hefty bill we were ready to leave the dock and carry …
Entertainment Update – 2018
Life on Aleta isn’t all beer and skittles. Sometimes we have to do the hard work of indulging in pop culture, if only to keep the topics of conversation from becoming too stale. Or, indeed, to avoid conversation altogether. Here …
Annie Joy
We said goodbye to Annie on Tuesday. It was her time. Her kidneys had failed her and she was in near constant pain. Pain that we were treating with Tramadol and Gabapentin. Annie never complained and was never without a …
Where is Everyone?
Position: 47°51’16.5″N 119°07’45.9″W With 325 million-odd people (or 325 million odd people) in the United States, we’ve been wondering in the past couple of weeks where everyone is. Making our way across the country and stopping in some of the …
Dispatches from the Basement
Position: WEST Coast Hazy Having committed to a nomadic lifestyle, we have been land-based for the past three weeks running errands and living off the largesse of friends and family alike. After arriving at Solomons, Maryland, we placed Aleta in …
Muscle Beach
Position: ROCKY HORROR Carol looks for directions – and gets more than she bargained for…