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A serendipitous hook… a serendipitous book. Hi Mom, Just when I make excuses for waning excitement in my writing as my trip nears its end, and lack of material, I am once again proven by the mighty Neptune to be completely mistaken. Yesterday was singular, in 50,000 ocean miles. I'd mentioned my Birthday starting out squally and ominous, and then turning bright with dolphinic-omen and cloud... [read more]

Hi Mom Well mother I'm on my very last single handed crossing which should take about 4 days, then friends are seeing me home the rest of the way. Porto Rico is in our wake and the winds are to be light, so it's a slow 400 miles to Turks and Caicos. I'm 24 hours out and have settled into my 15 min naps for ship-watch, fishing lines dangle off the stern. The Gypsy Soul is sailing wing-on-wing, t... [read more]

Hi Mom, All's well and I know it's time to shoot off something before you worry. The Gypsy Soul is fine too, though after more than 8 years I finally did her a terrible turn. We struck a reef. It was early morning and I was motor-sailing between some islands, the depth was 40 feet, then I got that inkling that has saved us on dozens of occasions. The sun was in my eyes so I stood up to deter... [read more]

Hi Mom, Well Amanda is doing her vacation wined-down as typical woman, in the form of shopping spree for gifts. Had she not been distracted by a handsome young college boy this last week, I'm sure she would have been more proactive in her store browsing. But alas the simple distractions of youth in constant need of entertainment seem nothing more complicated than the superfluous and the hormona... [read more]

Hi Mom, All's well, Amanda is doing excelent, made lots of new friends compliments of dad. She has been spontaneously leaping from the boat into crystal waters, kayaking, snorkeling, partying like a rock star, and breaking a train of young men's hearts. She's an insufferable tease, of which, of course, I am proud and happy with. There happened to be a big St. Paddies day party in St. Croix a co... [read more]

Hi Mom, The Ole Soul is resting at anchor in Antigua now, after our sojourn through Dominica and Guadalupe, where the locals were not-so-demanding and the volcano makes soup. I had read about Dominica's 'Boiling Lake' in my guide book and decide to make the all day hike to see it for myself, but Skeptical gnawed my enthusiasm as I thought it likely a mere bubbling pond touted for tourism and th... [read more]

Aw julie I know the last email sounded dumb, but cooped up in the boat, scrubbing and fixing shit for 8 years is enough when it seems there's little more to do these days, it's not that the magic is gone; I'm just not seeing a lot in this part of the Caribb. Your right, I have seen some of the world, but Transience also does have its limitations. My hitch at this point is that I have been some pla... [read more]

Hi Mom How are you? Tranquil are the days, few are the boat projects; the Ole Girl has rounded the corner of the Windward Islands and she is now sailing with the Atlantic Trades toward Texas. I am underway to Dominica, cruising alongside the island of Martinique where I spent a day watching the parades of Carnival and wishing I spoke at least a few words of French. This will be a boring email, ... [read more]

Hi Mom, A new year, 2oo8, wow. The thought of having cast-off in December 99 makes me feel like Rip Van Winkle, and it's a great year to be alive. With two crew the Ole Soul has been cruising St.Vincent, and the Grenadines which are small islands, low lying and pretty, with blue Caribbean waters good for snorkeling, fishing and beach dwelling. St. Vincent however is a dramatic island, very S... [read more]

Hi mom, How are you? A little chill in the Christmas air would do me some good now in the sweltering jungles of Venezuela. It seems like every Christmas season I am reflect on the superfluous Ra-Ra that I'm missing but do not miss. 70 miles from the anchorage where I am writing is Trinidad, in all its Christmas-ness and American rivaling spending spree, playing Steel Band Caribbeanised holida... [read more]

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