Folie a quatre

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As I write this post our boat is being loaded up on a freighter in Cape Town, South Africa, bound for Tortola, where it will be made “seaworthy,” whatever that means.  Here it is, about to take its first bath! … Read More

DIY Flags

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We made our first flag!  Salutations, Bahamas! We were forced into making our own because our mast is so tall.  Yes, the mast has made Mel learn how to use the sewing machine. Courtesy flags should be a half inch per … Read More

Weekends are awesome!

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So for those of you who became depressed a couple of posts back when Mel detailed a typical workday, cheer up!  Here’s a few things Mel did on this long winter weekend in Minnesota: I wake up and do my Focus T25 workout.  I can … Read More

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