Pacific Northwest
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January 7, 2013The Nomadic Family's DilemmaYou want to rile a homeschooling parent? Mention the "s" word: socialization.
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January 4, 2013The Expensive Winos*Michael Robertson laments that cheap beer seems to be a thing of the past now that the Del Viento crew is cruising in Canada.
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December 27, 2012The Right LightLighting a boat isn’t like lighting a home, the needs are different.
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December 21, 2012Can Your Dinghy Fly?Micheal Robertson discovers that his Portland Pudgy tender can be powered by oars, outboard, sails, and . . . balloons!
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December 18, 2012The ReelTo Michael Robertson, a reel on the stern indicates a serious sailor—an extreme cruiser.
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December 4, 2012My LED TrickSo I’ve been playing around with LED lights, and I discovered something. I don’t know how useful it is, or whether it will diminish the life of the bulb, or cause a fire, but that is all beside the point.
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December 3, 2012Sort of the Same, but SlowerWhile many aspects of a "stationary" cruising life are the same as regular life, mornings aboard Del Viento are never a mad scramble, the days are never a pressure cooker.
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November 20, 2012InsulationThe Robertsons find that life aboard in the wintertime is more damp than they expected.
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November 14, 2012Getting AroundNow immersed Victoria city life, but with no car and no car to borrow, we are reaffirming our pleasure of being unencumbered by an automobile.
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November 6, 2012Peril Before Panic"They’re announcing an evacuation of the marina. It is not a drill.”
Electronic Updates
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