Children’s Festival of Reading
Volunteers from the Concord Yacht Club arrived early at the 19th Annual Childrens’ Festival of Reading. Despite the threat of rain, the day turned out sunny and beautiful. Hundreds of…
Slice of Summer
As the days get warmer here in Turkey, thoughts of summer begin to fill my head. A Northwesterly breeze, long days of sailing, swimming in the ocean, and biting into…
Basil-Mint Bliss Water
I was recently given a bundle of fresh basil and mint as a thank-you for dining at a local restaurant in Kaleköy, Türkiye. Originally, Clive and I had no intention…
Let’s change our relationship to calories.
Let’s change our relationship to calories. By doing so, we need to ask ourselves, what is a calorie? A calorie is a unit of energy provided by food that fuels…
Sailing in Turkey
Sailing in Turkey Clive and I have been on Jelani at Marmaris Yacht Marine for nearly one month. Time has passed quickly, but we are hankering to sail and explore.…
2022 Leaving home is bittersweet
The bags are stacked by the front door, ready to be loaded into the car. The air is cold, and winter seems to be lingering this year. I checked our…
It’s been one week since we said Güle güle, goodbye in Turkish, to my brother Jacob
It's been one week since we said Güle güle, goodbye in Turkish, to my brother Jacob And then there were two. It’s been one week since we said Güle güle,…
Crossing the Bay of Biscay
Crossing the Bay of Biscay Day 1 We’ve been in La Rochelle for approximately six weeks, and the time has finally arrived to set sail. Gene, our friend, and a…