– Claire Insley Holmes
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here’s a glimpse of my first week in our new town. Claire and her sister Monica spent the week having a great time, check back for a more exciting update from Claire on that one. Claire made fresh salsa and a cheese board while I emptied the quarter berths. “a single bunk tucked under […]
April 7th we started painting the hull of Splendid Isolation. We had been discussing colors for a long while now and decided that we want to go lighter than the original blue she was. At $30 a day on the hard, we needed to work fast. With our extremely tight budget and time frame, […]
Thank you everyone for all the help and support. We have completed our transportation of Splendid Isolation. From the Sea of Cortez, across the desert, to the Gulf of Mexico on the Texas coast. After sailing over 2,500 miles down the Pacific from California, around Baja, up and across the Sea of Cortez. […]
April 2, 2014 When you’re stranded in Texas in the parking lot of a motel that is 99 years old with your 1983 Volvo and 28 ft sailboat you might turn a few heads. You also might want to hold off telling your parents about your current situation. Lucky for me my dad answered my […]
March 28th to April 1st A) Guaymas, Mexico — departure point B) Tucson, Arizona — change trucks C) Van Horn, Texas — break down D) Clear Lake, Texas — destination goal Friday was our last day in Guaymas. We cleaned up the boat, finalized everything, and took a test run around the yard. Rafal’s Dodge […]
3/11 to 3/27 We left Clear Lake, Texas on March 11th heading back west on I-10. That was our first time visiting that part of Texas and it turned out to be a very successful trip. Steak Nite at Waring General Store, Texas my 3 ladies March 13th we broke down about an hour outside […]
