Monthly Archives: July 2011

Dispatch from down south – first excursion sans Jakob and Daniel

July 21, 2011
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Dispatch from down south – first excursion sans Jakob and Daniel

After over five months at sea together, it’s over.  Just like that…snap of the fingers, blink of an eye…they’re gone.  Jakob and Daniel traded sandals for riding boots and took off for Colorado.  A month of horseback riding through the mountainous backcountry awaits them, while my job is to get Patience back up to El…

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Guest Blogger- Shelby Stanger Adventurer/Writer

July 10, 2011
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Guest Blogger- Shelby Stanger Adventurer/Writer

We were experiencing another one of our “wave days”. Sail up to a spot we had heard about, jump off Patience and paddle into the line up. We began chatting to one of the surfers in the water. Turns out Shelby is a writer and adventurer. We told her a bit about our story and…

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We have arrived

July 9, 2011
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We have arrived

We have arrived! In the heart of Golfo Dulce, our anchor was dropped in front of the densest tropical jungle any of us have seen. As we re-organized Patience after three days underway, Scarlet Macaws flew above screeching their colorful presence to the upper canopy. The volume of the jungle symphony, combined with its smell…

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