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Showing posts with label Ocean. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Odessa Makes it Home


This was our best sail ever! We sailed from Cayman Islands to Key West in 3 days (633 Nautical Miles, averaging 8.5 knots).

It was a gratifying and pleasurable sail, with perfect weather, and perfect company....

We were blessed with everything, from perfect sun sets to wind that offered speed. And best of all, my favorite, calm seas with low swells across the Gulf Stream. We even had dolphins greeting us back to the United States, "WOW!!" is all I  can say.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Home Schooling 101

Our home schooling expedition is a combination of text books, and real life. Reading about it is only half the lesson.

School is a very important part of our daily adventure. Making changes in our life started years before we began to sail. Teaching our children is a very important job. Not to just teach about book learning but also how to apply it to your life. School can happen anywhere. We can do school in a building, a house, a boat, a field, you name it.

The most asked question is "how did you do it?" I just say just jump in and give it a go, you're stronger then you think. You, your children and your whole family will be so much happier being in control of not just you kids education, but the influences on their lives.

An unbreakable bond will form.
Yes, with anything there will be bad days and good days. But would you rather invest in you children or in you job?



Under a boat in the yard.



On a hammock as the sun rises.



Extra curricular activities kids love.




Biology class


Physical Ed.




Science of tides, moon, set and drift, navigation, etc.




How to be self reliant and fix your own pluming and more.
Allan not to happy about this class.



How to love our family and neighbor in a selfless way.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Taking a Dip in the Cobalt Ocean

We awoken with a beautiful sunrise and decided to go to the beach on the west side of the island. But, if you know Allan, walking or taking the dollar bus is not an option. So out came the charts and plans were in the works. Soon the dingy was packed with snorkel gear lunch cooler full of icy cold drinks and kids. We had a blast driving the dingy around the island, the wind in our hair and the spray of the sea to cool us down from the hot sun.

When we stopped at a rocky cliff with weathered caves in the side of the shore we thought it was a perfect place to snorkel and have a picnic lunch. We were lulled into one of the most relaxing days so far, not a care in the world, just dinner on our minds.






                                      

Looking in the caves for treasure.


Isabel finds a nice spot to keep out of the sun.

                                      
Devon on the hunt for fish.


I love this photo. It seems like a dream.


Allan and Doreen 


I was told that star fish are lucky.
And we are.