Summer 2022 First Mate’s Log

We’ve wandered North again, this time to prep our vessel and sail on into the North Channel of Canada. After two plus years “on the hard,” during Covid, we had much to attend to. Critters chewed off the curly wire from the ship’s radio and wreaked havok in the anchor locker, shredding sticks and grasses…

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Oahu

Renting an AirBNB in Honolulu on the island of Oahu has provided my family tribe of seven plenty of bonding time as well as time to explore. After unpacking on day one, we hit Kahala Beach. This small sandy beach proved to be a perfect introduction to the warm currents, soft breezes, and frothy breaks…

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Banyan Tribe

From Michelle Obama’s recent book entitled Becoming Michelle Obama: “…I was trying to tell myself what a no-nonsense female mentor might have said to me directly…I hated being a lawyer. I wasn’t suited to the work. I felt empty doing it, even if I was plenty good at it…In my blinding drive to excel, in…

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The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! My name is Shawn and I am an aspiring writer based in Austin, Texas for most of the year.  I’m also First Mate aboard a sailing vessel in the Great Lakes for dedicated periods.  I decided to start a blog to share stories about my travel, life experiences and interests.  Readers…

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