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This blog post details the last few days before our departure for San Francisco.
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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
Rochelle LaRose
- Jun 24
- 2 min
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....
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John Foster
- Feb 13
- 7 min
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...
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Rochelle LaRose
- Oct 2, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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John Foster
- Sep 5, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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Rochelle LaRose
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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John Foster
- Aug 4, 2022
- 14 min
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...
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Rochelle LaRose
- Jul 9, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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John Foster
- Jul 2, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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John Foster
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
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. ...
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John Foster
- May 3, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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John Foster
- Oct 4, 2021
- 12 min
Karma's first voyage
Short story of Karma's first multiday voyage.
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Rochelle LaRose
- Sep 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Rochelle LaRose
- Sep 11, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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John Foster
- Sep 9, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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