Archive | May, 2014

Getting the boat ready for Galveston Bay

April 5th was our first outing onto Galveston Bay.   Now that we no longer have our Yamaha 8hp mounted off the transom, we plan to use our Mercury 5hp in the motor-well for the time being.  Our outboards have needed some serious cleaning after all that usage in Mexico and then sitting for 11 […]

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Settling into Spring

we have been busy trying to adapt back into society.  the Houston area is massive.  we have been warned of culture shock after spending a long time in secluded areas.   claire has been gardening at the clipper house inn bed and breakfast behind the restaurant i am working in.  also, she has scored a […]

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Something You Probably Didn’t Know

Monday May 12, 2014You don’t usually meet people who give their houses names but when your home is a sailboat it is quite different. I have been living aboard Splendid Isolation for three years. Michael and I bought her from Taylor when I was 19. I am now 22 years old. When people ask why […]

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Sharing Some Love Between Sistas

My sister Monica is seventeen years old.  Absolutely gorgeous and probably smarter than you.  She reads while observing and soaking up all the knowledge that passes by.  Monica constantly reminds me that unlike everyone else’s  sister she only gets to see me every 6 months or so.  Being an older sister is a very demanding […]

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