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Adventure
This is where the story begins and ends. We will journal our adventures, locations visited, passages accomplished, and new friends found in this area.
Adventure: News & Updates
What Blog?
Oh my gosh! We have had quite the adventure so far in Mexico and we have completely forgotten to post anything about it other than...
John Foster
Jan 1912 min read
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Under the Eyes of God*
After an unplanned hiatus back to the US, we returned to La Cruz de Huanacaxtle by car on April 19, and were overwhelmed with the colors...
Rochelle LaRose
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Playing Catch-up
Our adventure continues heading down the Pacific Coast of Baja California, three days behind everyone else. Unfortunately, John had...
John Foster
Feb 20, 202413 min read
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Last Stops before Mexico
At first light, just as the sky brightened beyond the now-familiar veil of morning mist, we bade farewell to the herd of sea lions who...
Rochelle LaRose
Dec 8, 202315 min read
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The Most Amazing Aquarium
Details of the voyage from San Francico Bay to Monterey California and all the exciting things to do in Monterey.
John Foster
Nov 25, 20237 min read
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More Fog?
Posting of the last three days of our trip to San Francisco.
John Foster
Oct 31, 20236 min read
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The Other Princess Louisa
A look back at part of our trip to Canada, earlier this past summer.
Rochelle LaRose
Oct 19, 20234 min read
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Suffering is Optional
A snippet into the real-time ponderings of Rochelle in this nomadic life on a boat travelling the world.
Rochelle LaRose
Oct 9, 20237 min read
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60 Foot Waves, Oh My!
We continue our travels down the Pacific Coast from Neah Bay to Crescent City, California
John Foster
Oct 6, 20237 min read
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Our Community of Fantastic Friends
This blog post details the last few days before our departure for San Francisco.
John Foster
Sep 16, 202310 min read
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Burn the Ships!
After two years of serious work getting ready to set sail on our cruising adventure, tonight is the eve of the first leg of the journey....
Rochelle LaRose
Jun 24, 20232 min read
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Karma's Refit 2022-23: It's been a long time coming.
My last post described first half of our trip to the San Juan Islands in summer 2022. I have the blog about the second half nearly...
John Foster
Feb 13, 20237 min read
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Today Was a Fairytale
Karma has been hauled out in the boatyard in Port Townsend (PT) for two weeks now, and we have been busy. We expect to be here for two...
Rochelle LaRose
Oct 2, 20226 min read
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Rising to the Challenge, Part 1
Rochelle and I wanted to get in one last trip before we haul out Karma in mid-September for her ocean-going re-rig. For this trip we had...
John Foster
Sep 5, 202210 min read
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Nomads in the Making
Eight weeks after moving aboard, we are loving life on Karma. Settling in is taking time; it’s hard to find the right place for...
Rochelle LaRose
Sep 1, 20224 min read
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South Sound Sailing
Rochelle and I had talked about spending the summer of 2022 getting lots of experience sailing and just getting used to everyday life of...
John Foster
Aug 4, 202214 min read
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A Live-Aboard Retiree’s Day
Just like that, we no longer have jobs, a farm, or 95% of our possessions. Over the last several days, I find myself pleasantly confused...
Rochelle LaRose
Jul 9, 20225 min read
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And then came July 1st
It has been a busy few months. We had set a goal and we meant to finish it. We are not the type to put off deadlines, so Rochelle and I...
John Foster
Jul 2, 20225 min read
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Snow, Sleet, Rain, and Hail, Oh My!
What an interesting first sailing trip of the season! Nancy Erley came sailing with us for a 4-night trip out to Poulsbo and back. ...
John Foster
May 10, 20224 min read
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Start of the season...
We have a lot on our minds these days. Finally, we feel like the craziness of Covid has all but disappeared - sure we still need to be...
John Foster
May 3, 20223 min read
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Karma's first voyage
Short story of Karma's first multiday voyage.
John Foster
Oct 4, 202112 min read
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No (Office) Work Allowed
Fall arrived in Western Washington this week. Seeing beautiful weather in the forecast, we realized it was probably our last week for...
Rochelle LaRose
Sep 25, 20211 min read
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It started as a crazy idea
Be careful about which ideas you allow your beloved to cultivate. More than three years ago, in the days before the pandemic, John...
Rochelle LaRose
Sep 11, 20213 min read
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What is this dream?
How does one go from working IT and running a small farm on the side to sailing the world? And, even more challenging, how do you...
John Foster
Sep 9, 20215 min read
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And so it begins...
A synopsis of our journey to purchase Karma.
John Foster
Jul 19, 20219 min read
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