https://www.harriscrew.ca/home daily 1.0 2022-07-23 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/atlantic-crossing-daily-log-part-2 monthly 0.5 2022-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/22d9a05d-c758-43f5-9eff-e39595f4cb2d/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.55.02+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/aff00ae4-4a48-4519-9126-efdcea8dcc1d/IMG_3208.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Liam cleaning off the deck from the usual nighttime flying fish invasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/07d8fbe8-0c7a-4d97-9857-0cf656933d93/IMG_20220621_180855_436.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out We’ve seen a lot of pretty spectacular sunsets from the boat, but the best are always the ones out at sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/22cce14f-27bd-44fe-8b8a-2521352695c8/IMG_20220623_154658_826.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Now THIS is some passage food! And as a treat for Grace (who’s month it was to do the dishes), we even used paper towel :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/d69b58d8-2091-4141-bf96-4b5711f7f79f/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.08.58+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/0bedc024-f07a-4d75-931e-5f737569dcb7/55eb2264-f79d-4953-a734-42b97543b88f.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out What a crew! Look at those happy faces with Faial in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c00ed7bc-d1fb-4157-a73a-a21f33f2bebc/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.00.30+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/36ec89b1-5d90-4976-a5bf-bfa47dec5514/IMG_20220622_082759_483.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out LAND HO!!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/21955d88-17d2-448e-8162-9eef45ed2009/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.03.15+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/0468bf97-ab11-44a5-bc20-2a25e87031c6/IMG_9166+2.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out This is not where you want to be when the boat is sailing upwind at 7+kts jumping through the waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1e80bea9-a9f2-4741-9acc-463883a22c8c/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.05.09+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/8e6f66dd-1509-4178-8f5b-affcf8cf7f83/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+12.52.30+PM.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c61ee698-56d5-45e0-ae22-03fc14deb584/IMG_3400.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out One. Last. Sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/35e70e8f-dd67-46af-854f-072586dc0663/030a67fc-3b6b-4260-a1e4-b2cbbeb83046.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out From this picture it’s pretty clear who the better sailor is :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/6454f312-6177-497e-940e-97f0e8f6a31e/IMG_3376.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out At some point soon we’re going to see land over there! In the meantime we’ll just sail toward the sun… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/96f4308f-46e5-4aad-9198-01dbcad0ac8f/IMG_3385.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1e57f7aa-0d89-4802-bcce-f2f8805c4ee0/87c929c4-2a40-463e-bb06-0588769a42b6.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out It was surprisingly emotional (though we shouldn’t have been surprised) to take these pictures and we were so grateful to have the entire crew there to make the moment complete…despite Andrew’s weird pose which made him look like he was a one-legged-giant ;) This crew pic was the perfect bookend to our departure photo in the cockpit and brought closure to this chapter of our sailing story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/563841ea-3b44-43a7-92f5-bd728a5954c1/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.01.43+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/66e8f334-b525-461a-bb71-5776543c672e/IMG_3311.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Business in the front… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/2390d70a-ddd9-4100-a433-9bf452484ed1/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.58.18+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/2e665e77-4afd-4a2d-af0a-bc57d6ef8f68/IMG_20220618_135018_624.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out The list of devices on our network. We’re disconnecting and reconnecting these one by one to try and identify which is causing us problems! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1478e13a-58c1-4ef6-97db-ee5661455e30/IMG_9162.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Extra credit to anyone who notices what doesn’t belong in this picture…Hint: there are two things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/223bb541-e870-4836-918c-e19f6e4b6222/IMG_3344.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out …party in the back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/2434e488-2110-4594-8bbb-d8c3973330de/IMG_3390.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Sunrise in the rough direction of land. We’re getting close now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/afe1ca4d-5181-4b14-86a2-129c2cc47bbb/IMG_9204.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Celebratory drinks once the anchor was down. Don’t worry, we didn’t forget to give Poseidon his share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/b3088ab2-4cdb-4a7a-b8c3-f57ebc82ad77/IMG_3123.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Ocean flat and glassy. Megan hand-steering under motor while we try and figure out why the auto-helm isn’t working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/584c0ad4-87d8-49ac-9e47-7e2d50ae03a2/IMG_3117.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out When the wind died, it really DIED. Look how flat the Atlantic became after the rough weather a couple days before! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1b4ce0a0-fdf9-49ce-83e5-084911701d9c/IMG_0023.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out We left our mark at Horta Marina…at least for as long as the paint lasts…probably 5-10 years judging by the ones around us :) Note Matriarch in the background of this picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/3a214479-4d60-42ac-971d-758fa2ed4a87/IMG_3356.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out What the heck is this?! After 3 years in the tropics, hoodies are not a piece of clothing we’re accustomed to! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c421f0da-21ad-4b08-aabd-44d9340c0fdc/IMG_3283+2.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Good times. Late at night. Aft cabin ripped apart and mattresses and bedding thrown in the salon. Smell of exhaust coming from somewhere, but virtually impossible to pinpoint. Boat is sailing fast here, but leaping and rolling as she does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/cab5176d-b3e7-4820-bc53-e484c23ace1e/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+2.07.05+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/45a231aa-f6ee-473f-8c4c-e9b8de908089/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.57.04+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/f4d99961-6987-4053-9d9c-327a45a981e8/IMG_20220621_073251_147.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 2 - Make it stand out Enjoy the view from Matriarch’s cockpit as the boat is powered up and close reaching. Check out that angle and then imagine doing anything down below…cooking, sleeping, going pee…it’s all tricky. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/atlantic-crossing-daily-log-part-1 monthly 0.5 2022-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/878cce23-0abc-48b7-9bb1-40fc73567d3e/IMG_20220611_174304_695.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Weather briefing from Andrew’s perspective. Most days we did it in the cockpit so people had space but could look out at the horizon if the screen made them feel gross. Also it gave us a space away from the kids to focus on the discussion. The biggest challenge was keeping tiny salt spray off the laptop from the open windshield! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/8c6c08ef-1c35-4b1b-ab15-6a655cffd0ec/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.45.26+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/baf4edcd-c7c3-44ad-baab-c963b7fbda3c/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.39.08+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/a93d73e3-1af1-4e24-acdb-6168aca81f11/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.40.16+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/7316ecbb-da52-4a28-ab66-ba34dbfa2191/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.42.42+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/017f4a87-4d0e-4d0f-8834-7e8c71385456/IMG_9061.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Hey, why do we have fish scales on the mangoes? Guess this flying fish just couldn’t resist the sweet fruity aroma from our fruit and veggie hammock! What a way to go :( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/f28719cb-77c7-4be5-b9cc-601774b143ff/IMG_20220610_075657_158.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Here we’ve acquired the squall off our stern as a radar target which gives us it’s speed and course over ground. In this case, it looks like the squall dodger on watch is going to slip through without a scratch (or drop…). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/20217eca-fa9b-45dc-a417-a7a813f01b83/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.49.19+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/4a0f100a-8962-48d7-8755-19dd6373f473/IMG_20220610_080221_608.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Here you can clearly see the squall dumping a ton of rain. It’s almost impossible to judge by eye where the squall is headed, but we found the radar did a pretty decent job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/bbeb85e6-e995-4939-88e6-14b85e577839/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.51.41+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/6ccc75f1-6c19-493b-bca8-6414b15d6489/IMG_3070.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Oh baby plantain pancakes are the best! At this point we’re really thankful for the veggie hammock standing up to the elements, allowing us to still have beautiful plantains more than a week into the passage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/731ac523-f764-4cc5-b655-90df05726a09/IMG_20220614_001508_302.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out It’s always really hard to capture the moon while sailing at night, but this is one of the better images Andrew managed to get. There’s nothing like zooming along under sail with the full moon lighting your way in silver. Note the mackerel sky indicating the upcoming weather change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/2f9ae0dd-bbc3-4841-b317-4ba985951a46/IMG_9092.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Matriarch just making tracks close hauled. A 1-2m swell meant that waves didn’t really slow us down…we just plowed through, up or down them nicely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/266a28fc-b861-4b58-a6c4-ff50fcc8475e/IMG_20220607_085656_479.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Here we go! Dead calm and motoring away from our slip at the Port Canaveral Yacht Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/932e39d9-039b-49aa-b003-63e6af09b110/IMG_9056.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Seeking out a tiny patch of shade with a tiny whiff of breeze in the hopes of a tiny bit of relief whilst working on our Daily Challenges set by my brother and sister-in-law… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/987d182e-6d1f-4a10-9ca9-229da4d91dd2/IMG_20220607_090450_813.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out We pulled into the fuel dock at Cape Marina almost like we knew what we were doing. I guess we’ve learned a few things over the past couple years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/10105488-cb1e-4d13-bf34-67702d408c2c/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.37.46+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/0f2f90da-7687-4c8b-914d-dca07b829ed0/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.41.27+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/3bab8b82-c480-4f42-ab6b-35f26747120c/IMG_3094.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Red sky in the morning, sailor’s take warning! Megan took this sunrise picture on the morning before the anticipated front passage. No filters added! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/b9e3a79f-776b-4b6b-8315-7c2e10011071/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.44.01+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/3278144a-7c6a-4f49-ad59-fe9ac5446e5d/Screen+Shot+2022-07-19+at+1.36.01+PM.png Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/7e86fbf3-7aae-484c-b8ee-b5ef48a353cf/IMG_9059.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Yum! Beautiful, perfectly ripe pineapple for breakfast is a great way to start the day. I still have sleepy eyes and it’s just too hot for clothing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/9e17e972-2cf0-4f1e-bff2-f2ca6045b085/IMG_3054.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing: Daily Log Part 1 - Make it stand out Playing guitar is actually harder than you think when the boat is heeled over, bounding over waves, and sailing along at 8kts. But hey it was worth a try. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/atlantic-crossing-series-at-a-glance monthly 0.5 2022-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/07e516a8-bd11-4cc4-938f-7dc0153d515b/87c929c4-2a40-463e-bb06-0588769a42b6.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out The crew striking a pose on Horta’s famous seawall where we left our mark amongst the saltiest of salty sailors who have come here before us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/2cae3413-9941-4268-a5ce-d4ef84979417/aa5bc082-9f4d-4359-a1eb-0af5dba10d05.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out Just a clip of many many many forecast runs which were the basis of discussions with our shore support. This one just before the sh*t hit the fan as we got rolled by a pretty strong front. Thanks to our routing advice we were lucky enough to stay below the worst of the circulating low to the north of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/65b5ef80-5851-46d8-bce8-662be41d9133/IMG_3283.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out When this is your view at 1am when the boat is heeled at 30 degrees and getting tossed like a cork, you know it’s been a hard day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c7819b27-2f14-463f-918e-72f40ef7b563/IMG_3385.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out The crew nutrition was on lock-down and we ate like royalty every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/8a4f798d-9744-4352-bf69-ed79856b4bfe/IMG_3043.jpeg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out Squall dodging. One of our favourite on-watch pastimes where we get to play with the radar’s target acquisition abilities and use our localized navigation skills to try and avoid getting wet! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/8e9b9fdc-ad07-40d0-8525-1fb7541d03eb/74f8f2e9-4952-466f-a209-72540e1536bc.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/3254303f-8e2f-4e82-ba98-5d981a81da1f/Florida+Horta+Route.png Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out Not exactly “as the crow flies” but with good intention. Working with the weather and the wind meant even though it looks like we went out of our way, we actually had a really fast and safe passage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/a793153a-bd3a-4a7f-b07d-13da495225a4/d7c066b3-7233-42f8-ae60-e18586fe1a81.jpg Home - Atlantic Crossing : At A Glance - Make it stand out At rest in Horta, Azores. She did beautifully as did her crew. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-refit monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/b79b6db8-6fb9-48d8-9600-b091712168b1/IMG_1468.jpeg Home - The Refit. - Make it stand out Oh this deck…we broke our rule when we bought teak because the boat was amazing in every other respect. And the deck lasted about as long as we anticipated…it’s just that 5 years since we bought the boat has gone by really quickly! The time as come to tackle this mammoth of a job - NO EASY FEAT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c3c079b9-4310-4b34-be76-d96579d4c425/IMG_0895.jpeg Home - The Refit. - Make it stand out YAR…hold fast matey! She be a fine storm but calmer seas are ahead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/845852fc-fc6b-4ba3-9a93-22b3b3bf591b/IMG_1388.jpeg Home - The Refit. - Make it stand out Let’s be honest - the generator has been dying a slow death ever since we met her…the time has come to say goodbye! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-plan monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1651065096276-XWBRQBHY894QBFEOCQL6/IMG_9122.jpeg Home - The Plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1651065108073-PH3RS9H5F75L76R2DBNX/IMG_9191.jpeg Home - The Plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1651065124916-CSCVVR23E02WJDFZ6VZS/IMG_9201.jpeg Home - The Plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/7c2ede8e-250a-4b85-a987-0a449075d2ff/IMG_0006.jpeg Home - The Plan. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1eb40df5-1eb0-42c2-8b2a-d65dd603c068/IMG_1345.jpeg Home - The Plan. - Make it stand out The reality is, after 3 years of full-time family living this beautiful boat requires some work. We will get her all shiny and new, and frankly in better shape than when she became ours. She deserves it. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/o-canada monthly 0.5 2021-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/81385891-0d60-4dac-94d6-3358797860f2/IMG_5637.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out It had been a long time since we’ve seen a sunset over an airplane wing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/fea95935-1e12-4a1c-adb6-63ea21a9acf2/44f002e6-29d2-4f6d-b304-4c3a67fa2ff8.jpg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out We got lucky with a late fall so many of the leaves were still hanging when we arrived and we took advantage with some beautiful hiking with family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1a7feb5e-ca65-45e2-b3c8-b71c43685d6a/dc894993-83fb-4ca4-a1f4-8194c42d57b2.jpg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out This is what happens when boat kids see snow again for the first time in a couple years. Hours of fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/dd89d5ef-1280-477e-956c-ec5d0e1268f5/IMG_5807.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out Of course we made a stop for some of our favourite Indian food. Silver Spoon we’ve missed you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/c07fd121-0d87-4759-99d4-dfbbdf7e44cc/IMG_5834.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out Lots of family meals to be had… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/94f6dea3-698a-4207-ad23-9089b44730a5/IMG_5799+2.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out It was great to hang out with our best friends from Milton. And oh boy those tasty Canadian beers, eh? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/a9604566-66fc-4ea0-bb1b-fe0563354425/8d060968-c507-450d-bfe9-72ac59bec17a.jpg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out …and we very quickly had to get used to wearing masks in public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/492663e2-45a5-4263-82ec-b7e564372830/IMG_5749.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out It’s been a joy watching our kids reconnect with their cousins after a couple years not seeing each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/d27900f2-b7c3-4994-a9ee-8ed924ac9da4/IMG_5752.jpeg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out They haven’t missed a beat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/48d38354-ef01-4b9f-9f4a-8eb9e6c0a6a3/b66120a7-c8e8-4bb4-a350-87edbfd3d8d1.jpg Home - The Treats and Trappings of Canada - Make it stand out …and nothing like cooking in a “real” kitchen again! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/almost-time-to-be-real-sailors-again-omg monthly 0.5 2021-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1631898553100-3OKWF9WRJAQ3F14Q9L7N/Screen+Shot+2021-09-17+at+12.41.07+PM.png Home - Almost time to be real sailors again! (OMG) - Make it stand out Rough outline of the next 12 months! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/learning-to-dive monthly 0.5 2021-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629135126841-6W5UFLR8NGI9MA9TG603/IMG_4359+copy.jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out We took the boat over to Klein Bonaire and went diving on No Name Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629137308829-XX9XKLTCTTWDBR0I1T1T/IMG_7473.jpeg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out This is after I managed to equalize my ears and before I got the barrage of questions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629137497174-SZ8LKVOB2LH1FGS0UAV4/58e19ad9-8f54-49ce-b102-4390f5d871e2.jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out This was taken by Mom when we came out for lunch on the second day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629135509634-1D2LEXE622CPY19DZT04/Image+2021-08-16+at+1.37+PM.jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out A whale shark like this one was seen of the dive site Bari/Front Porch (this is not my picture: https://images.app.goo.gl/ihHp1LkNpuAAvfN7A) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629136975768-K4730ADWS6BQNNDGLUAB/3f35d9ea-83cc-4213-9db3-442662a90fc6.jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out Harry is showing us how to build our gear and set it down so it does not fall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629134301555-HT8POV8XZKUFI36JQEIC/IMG_4360..jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out By the time we have to leave we are hoping to dive at least half of the ones in this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1629137409946-20SHS72FA4X2WPXCJFX0/4863aa19-e0f9-4117-a5a3-f3c59de673bf.jpg Home - That moray is bigger than me! - Make it stand out We are getting ready to do out fourth confined water session https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/e4m4fvil49g6nc5nudpztqr1vfk56r monthly 0.5 2021-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1622557905753-X122QYNIR43D0NNCPVY0/IMG_2581.png Home - Distracted By Spanish Virgins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1622558160368-HLQN9G18HXZ00ZGJT5RK/IMG_2584.jpeg Home - Distracted By Spanish Virgins Picking up the stern anchor today as we prepare to move on…definitely a success in this bay!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1622558451891-CFYF5Z96IGLD4LKO0IB0/5ecdbf30-eee7-49df-9b63-2f2d1fc870fc.jpeg Home - Distracted By Spanish Virgins This is what you see; our pic hahahaha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1622558360778-GEGZWH7HVL8WVL865KDV/IMG_2585.jpeg Home - Distracted By Spanish Virgins This what we saw!!! Not our picture; photo by James Garlick on seriouslytravel.com https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/new-new monthly 0.5 2021-05-07 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/then-and-now monthly 0.5 2021-04-27 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/meow monthly 0.5 2021-04-27 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/from-plan-a-to-plan-c monthly 0.5 2021-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431503623-R2M1MBJBWETOFD3NCPGB/IMG_2894.jpeg Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See Hugs…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431143989-KVBZ9VXE3LNYI5S54903/IMG_3278.jpeg Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See No. We do not feel sorry for ourselves that planning has been difficult. We are so so so so so so fortunate. Nevertheless, planning is required. But what a lovely backdrop for inspiration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431596045-3NR411LM5S9K16H3BEOE/IMG_2884.jpeg Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See …and more hugs. Obviously we will still have lots of kids hugs in our future…but planning has made us all the more aware that everything has a timeline. And time isn’t unlimited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431256644-CCRWK8BH4R5U4YN3K21I/IMG_1450.PNG Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431547083-B914DCNDI3LVQYBRKE57/IMG_2718.jpeg Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See ….hugs…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616431279170-5O99YNV0X9BMIJRQDTYK/IMG_1451.PNG Home - From Plan A to Plan C / Plan See https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/keeping-the-house-in-order monthly 0.5 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616016052696-WSW3OMJFUX7NZ42PSSM4/IMG-0780.jpg Home - Keeping the House in Order The look on my face says a lot. Getting this exhaust manifold and mixing elbow disassembled and out of the engine room so it could actually be worked on an repaired was a real pain in the ass! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/lets-talk-about-diabetes monthly 0.5 2021-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616000026923-L1PHPFBNLTMMNJY493HH/image_67165441.jpg Home - Let’s Talk About Diabetes #1 - The Tools Finger pricker, lancets, test strips, glucometer, syringes, alcohol wipes, and insulin vial all used to be carried around with me wherever I went. That’s a lot a little annoying things to take care of at all times. Thankfully things are a lot more convenient these days, and the set-up shown in the picture is only what I use for an emergency back-up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616005221491-IO29S2MPPP4L9TV4NM19/image_67165953.jpg Home - Let’s Talk About Diabetes #1 - The Tools The sensor is attached to the back of my arm and stays there for 2 weeks before I take it off and replace it with a new on the other arm. To get a blood sugar reading along with the current trend (rising, falling, or level), along with the historic curve, I can tap it with my glucometer (shown here) or my iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616000419089-6M50Y91W6VT19UNNUQMC/image_67209473.jpg Home - Let’s Talk About Diabetes #1 - The Tools Here’s my PDM. Unfortunately not waterproof and unfortunately the one piece of this puzzle for which I don’t have a back-up. I guess no system is perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1616005251105-XSIK59UEAOJUO49OOTOM/image_67201281.JPG Home - Let’s Talk About Diabetes #1 - The Tools Here’s a pod currently stuck to my abdomen. The worst part is definitely not putting it on, rather it’s taking it off! I lose a lot of body hair that way… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/goodbye-grenada-hello-sint-maarten monthly 0.5 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1612455789330-RXYTXGLBFG5GQA6TB8VF/IMG_2526.jpeg Home - Goodbye Grenada, Hello Sint Maarten! Aden’s crepe…we all basically clapped like idiots when it arrived ;D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1612456641079-DS9FOWZHW1JM58904DC0/4941073E-7EC7-4747-B048-F438EC70D0B8.jpg Home - Goodbye Grenada, Hello Sint Maarten! This is the grit / scale / mystery stuff that was piled under the watermater :S https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1612463391816-CAGBM8Z930QS4Q6833UK/IMG_2517+copy.jpg Home - Goodbye Grenada, Hello Sint Maarten! All cozied up in my favourite hoodie (bought this in a gift shop in a hotel in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada when it was -50C and Air Canada lost our luggage :S) enjoying the lovely cool breeze (probably 25C but that feels cool compared to 40C in Grenada!!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1612456255052-YSBPDKSEE63QG1QSFFGE/IMG_2527.jpeg Home - Goodbye Grenada, Hello Sint Maarten! My absolute 100% favourite Croque Madame: ham, swiss cheese on brioche and sometimes béchamel with melted swiss cheese and an egg on top…ya that’s right…boo ya https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/night-shift-soliloquies-vids monthly 0.5 2021-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1612126848548-9G9A4XRGY0DU5GD9YGV5/IMG_2507+copy.jpg Home - Night Shift Soliloquies (Vids) I was well asleep on the couch by the time Greg took this picture of the sunrise that morning…but I’m glad he snapped it because it’s an apropos close to this little post ;) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/10-confessions-of-a-boat-mom monthly 0.5 2021-01-31 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-best-things-about-sailing-life monthly 0.5 2021-01-31 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/trying-to-figure-out-2021 monthly 0.5 2020-11-04 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/living-la-vidaterra monthly 0.5 2020-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603490207403-D7WE6WMVH379CFH4R0XW/IMG_0067.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra Me…walking with intention…to get laundry done in the boat yard. Don’t let the long shirt fool you…it was 40 degrees or more in the sun and I was trying to protect my skin from frying in the 10 minute walk with dirty underwear under my nose :S And I forgot my hat at the boat… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603490366434-ZKVHHE87KGSE2AYRBVV1/cd81b569-f1bd-4a30-84cd-329143f928fc.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra View from said deck ;P Not too shabby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603490840323-C3JJSISZMM7ER1N20UP0/IMG_0240.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra Hashing! We love a good hike…and with the added community-based design and the fun of a few tricks on the trail, these hikes are a blast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603491284518-4IRLEG1UY4A6774ISK41/IMG_0422.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra When 25C feels too cold we could always escape to the 40C heat on the deck…which lasted about as long as required to finish a beer and go back in :P Pictured here are one of the few glasses my kids didn’t break!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603490509652-QRH1TDHY4Y05ZCSP4W0G/IMG_0500.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra The closeness of these bodies indicates that we had the air conditioning cranked to an environmentally responsiblish 25C…when you live at 40C, 25C feels FREEZING!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603490967249-A5RDA8YOORZJEHRYC6E6/IMG_0412.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra Room at the counter for Liam and Celeste (from S/V Bliss) to sit together and join their friend Lucia (from S/V Alley Cat) in Panama for their discussion of To Kill A Mockingbird…nothing motivates these students to work hard like the promise of WiFi and AirCon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1603491141144-JLN8GLZI72NK4Z0C8KR2/fa8b61f8-ca4a-4531-91ad-5977e196037d.jpeg Home - Living La Vida...Terra Our home (on the right), next to our friends S/V Bliss (on the left) patiently waiting for us to return…looking very clean, painted, buffed and all that! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-imperfection-of-describing-perfection monthly 0.5 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274855820-6X9SUMOQDGYBQGOP24EX/Hiking+in+Tobago+Cays Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Short hiking trails criss cross all the little islands and the girls loved just setting out to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600275709902-TW4ZN2QQD792N9P0REBR/Dinghies+at+Sunset Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Beach, sunset, and not another dinghy in sight. Pretty much sums it up. Perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274632074-3B1S0C75QDKPIAN8OW1R/Tobago+Cays+Lookout+From+Mayreau Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection The gang looking out over the Cays from a vantage point on neighbouring Mayreau…what we are looking at is in the pic to the right —> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274970375-ETOB5TV77HS1X16YP8CC/Sea+Bird+Hanging+Out+On+Deck Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection The bird life had almost no fear, landing on the boat and even making their way down into the galley to pick up any scraps of food! We all freaked out until it made it back to the cockpit :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274590262-C4L1VYFL35WEAX42EJ70/Tobago+Cays+View+From+Mayreau Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Matriarch, L’Achimiste, and Bliss tucked in behind a Mayreau Gardens reef with several of the Tobago Cays in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600276885224-50FA9BZFOS0O4Z6C4A5I/Kids+in+Hammock Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection We spent a day on Petit Tabac, another place where scenes from Pirates of the Caribbean were filmed. We took over the place with all our hammocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600275599008-R38I1KTKCQ36HR2XF487/Kids+on+Rock Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection It was a bit of effort for them to find a way to get to the top, but they were super proud once they did! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600277393498-ELFXCYNR0Z7YFYDLDNVI/Beach+Shelter Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection We perfected the beach-shelter setup and made good use of it with our friends from S/V Bliss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274925322-WUNNM5FH1V9BXCP3KHDK/Iguana+in+Tobago+Cays Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Lots of iguanas chillin’ out in the branches, casually observing the hikers down below. Once one dropped out of a tree and scampered right in front of our toes making angry sounds…they are cool but I wouldn’t really want to make toe-to-toe contact with those claws! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600275313661-VD7GWMSVBNX1ZDX4P3K6/Turtle%2BBeside%2BBoat Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection When the larger turtles come up for air beside the boat, you can clearly hear them breathing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600275086488-RQ454QS9MAMIH8MQ2VM0/Turtle+off+Bow Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Turtles, turtles, everywhere! We could just sit on the deck and watch them for hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274779414-8LR9VOZAQZH28XQ584DT/Heading+Out+for+Snorkel Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection The Harris Crew is off for another snorkel and beach excursion with Matriarch in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600276951761-C7WZOAZPBCWU396NX5Z6/Liam+on+Beach+Chair Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection One of our boat kids just living his best life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600276299438-C5SJW5Q39GX8F82OZOXM/Hermit+Crab+Races Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Hermit crab races after a nighttime beach BBQ. There were hundreds of crabs that came down from the forest to forage on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274511416-IFNEH0HJ81H48YD7TPJT/Tobago+Cays+Anchorage+Aft Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection Nothing like relaxing in a beach chair on the foredeck just taking it all in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600274462246-3A4QMZ13QLWL3ADEUNA5/Tobago+Cays+Anchorage+From+Bow Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection The view facing east from off our bow. The next land in this direction is Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1600277068749-JRB7RD4L7AUP0I2R0O72/Awesome+Sandcastle Home - The Imperfection of Describing Perfection A beach day would’t be complete without building a sweet sandcastle! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/tis-the-season monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597781769119-I0WCNH8RFGFLOZLGQRFK/tropical+storm+forecast Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s what the Atlantic storm overview looks like today. Both of these disturbances will likely become cyclones in the next couple days. Thankfully for us, the one furthest west passed right over top of us before it was able to strengthen and start spinning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597784678419-ZD943L5PQCP8DGF3A62D/Gonzalo+PredictWind+48hrs+2 Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s the PredictWind PWE (ECMWF based) model. Also Thursday night. Note the comparison to the PWG. The red arrow is Chatham Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597783707106-XKGEFXX116JH1W4U2BZO/kids+cleaning+dinghy+in+Gonzalo Home - 'Tis the Season After all the lead-up, we didn’t even see enough wind to keep the kids off the deck. Especially when they’re being crazy after being cooped up on the boat for a couple days and the dinghy bottom needs scrubbing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597784629521-LKL7GVCNKAK3ABHQ9XHL/Gonzalo+Predict+Wind+48hrs Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s the PredictWind PWG (GFS based) model as of Thursday night. Note how much further south the forecast track has moved in just 12 hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597782806950-3MOD9QBLZMA2RL861SGY/intensity+guidance Home - 'Tis the Season And here’s the intensity guidance for 98L. Pretty good agreement we’re going to get a tropical storm building to potential hurricane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597785013072-T1VATH1EK2J56M5L0WKC/PredictWind+PWG+Gonzalo+72hr Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s the PredictWind PWG (GFS based) model as of Thursday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597784023438-7FECZH9ILUGR1UEPFKJA/Woburn+Bay+shelter Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s our track as we poked around Woburn Bay finding our spot. We would’ve liked to get further north into the bay but it was a little too shallow and a little too crowded for our comfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597782213934-9724J4LW3D6JFRNZLDFN/drinking+in+a+storm Home - 'Tis the Season What do you do when you’re anchored in Bermuda in 45 knot winds? Oh Sailor Jerry I miss you… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597782756219-3MTTE892M61TKYVL3FPN/GFS+ensembles Home - 'Tis the Season Here’s the GFS forecast model ensemble for invest 98L, the eastern most disturbance in the National Hurricane Center overview pictured above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1597782331601-OQS0RBLSBQQUCO4TDICP/anemometer+at+45+knots Home - 'Tis the Season When the anemometer reads into the mid-40s or higher you get an appreciation for how much noise the wind can make in your rigging. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/we-are-travelling-again-sorta-p monthly 0.5 2020-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823655468-G52D0IO8Y6AHITVHWG6K/c7e00b91-543b-4673-b73a-b0c9cb28c2f9.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823663746-OYMWDIGPYHXF5U3TDMCX/50690012-41b6-47af-8104-3d421b9d54ac.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823674062-9ACXJJMLTO6QEB06Z6HU/244f0a55-56ec-4e7e-8e2b-f2b42e7492b8.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824754044-0JVCVOGREINR66XAASKK/0d88114f-22f9-44e0-9aa8-d42a8ad5485f.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Chatting with Jovi at his hilltop bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596825296423-M9CP0QH4SBY0UQ090LNG/eea398a3-da1c-47ac-bceb-183b899e8ea8.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Mopion was a very cool spot. When it arrived it was full of people but they all left after about 30 mins on various water taxis and we had the place to ourselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824181483-W7UP9Z3N72BJ3NUGJ518/1cabcadd-ce35-447d-92be-15499b762925.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Found this tiny patch of beach after our octopus adventure and we were just basking in the awesomeness of life at that moment…and the kids were playing with rocks (IDK)… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823339684-SQ8YMSVALXT1D92UG01X/d17817e8-f2cd-4cee-8364-91e381bceb6d.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Look at all the boats in Admiralty Bay! Greg’s finder is pointing to Matriarch ;) Taken from Peggy’s Rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596825410026-IZRV9V31AEIDHTC2IF02/581996b8-f4c1-4379-9fa5-99132f908045.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824841600-1EJ4I3TWO5CTAK1BN7FG/5fcb3d05-72e4-4901-9687-289f39ca18a1.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P One of several trips to Union so far to get some food. The Snack Shack had a really REALLY good brunch crepe and the Yummy Stuff Bakery and Cafe was as advertised ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823985120-26VFJIC96FX8VLVVRN29/30053b68-5f23-44cd-b18d-42148a2668da.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Me, joyously making my way back down to sea level from Peggy’s Rock…or not so joyously…I may have refused to turn around for that picture…it’s all a blur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824527700-4W0B2AMT4RXA2YJVUBNR/c2d273d1-8b46-4f13-b5bb-5b35fc486b96.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824531334-IIXAZMR0NECWE2AAUNUU/6c842355-eef9-4dee-b4f4-4ddda9f61d8b.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824533357-95QQLT9AVC0ZPV3XWIHW/cc24a87d-c4a0-4fb1-a116-7da30f3655b4.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596825005444-5HJ6LVKG1L0MHV02NDVP/image-asset.jpeg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P You know it’s clear when you can see a school of small reef squid from your deck! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824443582-CW2A3XC9XVM2AXGVJ4WV/4eb737e4-68da-4f09-acc4-271ae550fc01.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P Picture perfect Salt Whistle Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596825195437-7F4793JYELB6TG4HUSPF/7dc37ed8-2ae2-42cd-891f-f36db4ab7bcd.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P View of Chatham Bay from an impromtu hike up a steep and rocky hillside…worth it to get this pic and…you know get some exercise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823226978-6JQYP7RHLACU7ETAZY5Q/9ca7b99e-580a-4c38-a41c-c36644a574ac.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823239507-QK60GU1QCDB536B2WBD8/fdbad82d-9334-4652-b5d9-c273aff7c9a8.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823876668-1REIRLD84NL88H1W4TMC/c712cb05-f875-4f3f-b8c5-d481194cd1dc.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596823250029-JKX0PG270W0DRUXJRQS9/6fb8fe10-0416-4c5f-911a-e18972d91392.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1596824091069-G4WNP0VPJU707YHLC1Z2/381d51c5-d007-407e-9b2e-16d5c0017335.jpg Home - We are travelling again! Sorta ;P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/sailing-dominica-to-st-vincent monthly 0.5 2020-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1595950191064-YIHDORUZHRA871T7C8A5/Passage+Food Home - Sailing Dominica to St Vincent One of the best parts of passage is the snacks! Megan claims her well deserved reward once we’re really underway (mmmm chips). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1595950915689-0ARJRD02VLK4EJOFW6U5/Passage%2BFood%2BLiam%2Band%2BGrace Home - Sailing Dominica to St Vincent In Dominica Liam learned how to open coconuts like a pro. So once the chips were gone we moved onto something a little healthier! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1595951413265-MKY08RCZXKHV7YNSL1FJ/1ffe7301-5d62-4efd-ab3e-072ff14cfc21.jpg Home - Sailing Dominica to St Vincent Liam in his happy place. This kid is so comfortable underway he can never resist nap-time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1595950043574-Z0HBUF7W2LJY0Y6Y7NV5/Megan%2BUp%2Bthe%2BMast%2B1 Home - Sailing Dominica to St Vincent Mainsail jam underway? No problem when we’ve got our superstar crew on the job! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1595950744179-ILKMWRFFZTDAEREWE0RO/Aden+and+Grace+with+Flying+Fish Home - Sailing Dominica to St Vincent Good morning beautiful! At 6am the girls were up on deck picking up the flying fish that decided to hitch a ride overnight. Unfortunately not enough for breakfast… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/one-year-agothe-big-move monthly 0.5 2020-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1594728127538-3B4RAVBYLY5HI0ZT865B/0efb8357-211c-4b51-99bc-3182d3a8e7c2.jpg Home - One year ago...the big move. Lovely view from the mooring ball…especially since it’s a NEW view!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1594728263289-PPYNP4RPNQHCOLKXWM4R/6c81a194-39bf-4d31-be8b-a30737d9b0e7.jpg Home - One year ago...the big move. Let’s put these papers in a safe place!! They are our Golden Ticket to travel in the next several weeks :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1594728189650-77ZUBAF6LAGUKSCMP4KF/0a7f14e8-0590-40cf-b43a-968bc50a1393.jpg Home - One year ago...the big move. My handsome husband and his borrowed guitar… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/reflections-after-one-year-living-aboard monthly 0.5 2020-07-06 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/purgatory-in-paradise monthly 0.5 2020-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1591892585347-UYX10EU1FVUYFRH7A6CD/Buddy+Boat+Group+Shot Home - Purgatory in Paradise The start of the end of our time here…one of the very last photos of our 3 buddy-boat family. Good looking group if I do say so myself… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1591893485321-ICLIGZCMC2T4XEQQYQ21/d5232a24-7328-4ebf-8d39-c6c67b62f9c0.jpeg Home - Purgatory in Paradise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1591892310380-ECYY3GCWGBELHFZV6SB2/Trafalgar+Falls+with+Bliss+and+Alley+Cat Home - Purgatory in Paradise This place is perfection. We’ve been twice and our friends have been there three times…there are somethings here in Dominica I could do everyday for the rest of my life and bathing in Trafalgar Falls is one of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1591893384466-IU4CS51MG30JB1YXDWEA/IMG_7510.jpeg Home - Purgatory in Paradise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1591892880332-DQECQIYU8VQMHR3Z8FDD/Megan+and+Titus Home - Purgatory in Paradise Kish, Alicia and Tytus are good friends - we’ve spent quite a bit of time with them over the last 4 months and will really miss them when it’s time to move on :S https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/lifesaving-delivery monthly 0.5 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1588626876888-YUQ5446OVLRVVZLX03BO/Greg%2BWith%2BPDM Home - Lifesaving Delivery Sooooo happy to have my replacement PDM in hand! I wasn’t sorry to put those syringes back in the med kit (hopefully) not to be needed again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1588626581654-IIG4JCNAFB01OY477FOB/PDM+and+Pod Home - Lifesaving Delivery A pod on my arm and my PDM. They’re only held close together for the picture, normally they can be several feet apart and still work together just fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1588626626123-I9GIO80BQMWP6AG962QF/Syringe+and+Vial Home - Lifesaving Delivery Old-school syringes, swabs, and vials. Not ideal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1588625809461-PX8UPTNT8T8PM62YG081/Greg+with+FedEx Home - Lifesaving Delivery Here I am, somewhere inside the port compound with package in hand! Wish I had more pictures, but for some reason (sarcasm) the authorities don’t love you taking photos in there… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/living-on-a-boat-during-a-pandemic-an-optimistic-mid-way-reflection monthly 0.5 2020-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586795514342-67XY10M1QLPAGEOWZAE2/IMG_6235.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection Crappy gross burnt-tasting honey on the left…delicious, flavourful, Dominican honey on the right…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586794513342-OKXE0MCN8CIJD1K59I53/IMG_6004.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection We’ve got very nice stuff for the kids in particular…I could use a mask upgrade but it’s not bad. Greg and I would like new fins but only because now that we are free-diving we appreciate minimizing effort to move (uses up all your O2 :P) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586795402579-64I1F1D8PS25TQ3SRN8T/IMG_6015.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection I don’t think I could troubleshoot it - and I basically rely on Greg and Liam to set it up - but I love this Raspberry Pie thing because it lets me watch LOTR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586794396663-O1VOZIP0262BGY2LIDV0/IMG_5950.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection Smitten Kitchen Jacked-up Banana Bread was freaking amazing… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586795129075-CGQWX8UENFPKYZMSVH0A/9f77d07e-d9c5-45f9-8f33-07dc7d50205e.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection Very good people here. Canadians Kris and George (left) are adventurous travellers who we instantly loved and have decided to move onto their property in BC…Darlynne and Harry (middle) are some of the most outgoing and generous people I’ve ever known…reaching out to and helping strangers all the time. They found and donated their LAST bottle of Prosecco for our Easter brunch cocktail…that’s LOVE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1586794880622-BGFYUO8PN3PZ8J7IUGCU/0c5805e0-5ac4-459d-9a82-5a727b696b42.jpeg Home - Living on a Boat During a Pandemic: An optimistic "mid-way" reflection This is from last week when we bombed around the north side of the island, in the Atlantic swell and were totally comfortable…we added some chain to our dinghy anchor so we could trust it in these conditions and snorkel around little coves…pretty great to have this escape since we aren’t encouraged to walk around on land for exercise… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-24-2020-day-6 monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-23-2020-day-5 monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-22-2020-day-4-of-extreme-harris-social-distancing-boat-life monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-21-2020-day-3-of-extreme-harris-social-distancing-boat-life monthly 0.5 2020-03-25 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-20-2020-day-2-of-extreme-harris-social-distancing-boat-life monthly 0.5 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584898455613-X8AJWGECMMQPNIGLTWYK/Liam+Aden+and+Grace+Writing Home - March 20, 2020: Day 2 of Extreme Harris Social Distancing Boat Life A little pre-tears journal writing in progress. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/march-19-2020-day-1-of-extreme-harris-social-distancing-boat-life monthly 0.5 2020-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584896256087-86GY3KWZ6G12L9BOXMPE/Aden+Riding+Horse Home - March 19, 2020: Day 1 of Extreme Harris Social Distancing Boat Life Human sitting bones + horse spine = ouch. Human sitting bones + saddle = less ouch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584896334948-901JWJKMTUAJ1CQR1UJD/Serenity+Spa+With+Aden Home - March 19, 2020: Day 1 of Extreme Harris Social Distancing Boat Life Miss Margaret works for tips. The tips come in the form of hugs and kisses…adequate I guess ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584896408256-LKRNVJJ2J2KFRQBH40QK/Aden+Birthday+Cake Home - March 19, 2020: Day 1 of Extreme Harris Social Distancing Boat Life Now that is a boat cake!!! Harry and Darlynne (and a side of Greg) and all the kids made this moment so special for her. Cutting onions over here… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/preparing-for-the-worst-and-hoping-for-the-bestcovid-19 monthly 0.5 2020-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584029388436-HXHLGIC6TA5F2EDET2PG/IMG_6955.jpeg Home - Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best...COVID-19 A bit of deeper provisioning happening over the next few days…this pic is just one of several different trips we’ve been making when convenient. Oats, lentils, boxed milk and rice are things we were running low on anyway as we have started to work through our stores from the US back in the summer. We always seem to be running low on pasta (kids…) and we found some nice Canadian (!!!) sardines that are a handy source of healthy protein and fats…also some popcorn for days when we are low on the preferred treat onboard (Pringles)….the fruit / veg market is very very close to where we are anchored so I can go there daily if I want :) When this boat is loaded up we can have enough food for probably 6 months…it’s kinda crazy…I like to have food for a few months at any time at least and always have back-up staples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584030005217-IR0KFGZTFLWOZ2WCKRDB/IMG_8828.jpeg Home - Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best...COVID-19 Lots of places available here to seek out some social isolation….unless you count overly friendly crabs ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1584029926866-VML5WKFQUPC5FCDE3VNZ/IMG_5956.jpeg Home - Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best...COVID-19 Moringa seeds drying in their pods. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/boat-life-basics-wheres-my-food-at monthly 0.5 2020-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1582774413537-CCC4P20F9KYJ6EUA4092/Lobster+Meal Home - Boat Life Basics: Where's My Food At? Fresh lobster tail on rice. If this isn’t a good boat meal I don’t know what is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1582775224124-8Y2CKLVNMBYKIC9RYJ3Y/Kids%2BEating%2BOut Home - Boat Life Basics: Where's My Food At? The kids are digging right in at one of our favourite spots in Antigua - Island Fusion Cafe. Amazing setting and even better food. The curried goat is not to be missed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1582775502345-COTILL8SQQ280YLJEIX5/IMG_3068.jpeg Home - Boat Life Basics: Where's My Food At? What do we have here?? Yes it’s boxed rum! Everything a self-respecting sailor needs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1582774946619-JG6GW9YU5AM0UZ8NY1QS/Duck+Dinner Home - Boat Life Basics: Where's My Food At? Duck breast + root vegetables = heaven! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1582775349265-PLGUH7ZE2M34VHE1ESFR/French%2BOnion%2BSoup%2BGrand%2BCase Home - Boat Life Basics: Where's My Food At? Thai food anyone? It was amazing what we could get in St. Barth’s…for a price :O https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/schools-in-sesh-suckas monthly 0.5 2020-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581689238953-OBLWW5M4JXQI89ZRUYF8/Homeschool%2BButterfly Home - School's In Sesh Suckas So much wildlife everywhere…this moth was huge and awesome and the kids always want to take pictures of the things we see so we have hundreds of random pics of spiders, moths, butterflies, flies, dead animals and sometimes flowers. Very rarely with scale, even more rarely with context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581690209600-PN4AZ9VNM7XVB9YL5F9T/Homeschool+and+Pancakes Home - School's In Sesh Suckas In the background a few of the many books we use are pictured and in the foreground our favourite breakfast! Zucchini pancakes are perfect since they take a long time to make and the kids can work while they wait (I mean when you make a triple batch of anything on a boat stove it will take a while) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581690146964-GM9AGN0WRP5YZFI7NEI7/Liam+Math+Homeschool Home - School's In Sesh Suckas Sometimes the noise-canceling feature on these headphones is vital for getting a kid to focus on their task; other times they are used to listen to audio clips here during Listening Comprehension exercises…I will not insert obvious joke here about Greg and Listening Comprehension exercises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581698901858-8NO1Z4SQQDFXZKJSGUVS/Botanical+Gardens+Koi+Homeschool Home - School's In Sesh Suckas Loved the Botanical Gardens in Guadaloupe were we could apply some science lessons! Aden contemplating the life cycle of fish…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581689991924-00RVBPIQQMU1LF95ZJRN/Grace+Art+Penguin Home - School's In Sesh Suckas Um….let’s call this art class…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581698379508-CHA53BDJYWKVZ9NS8DPY/Homeschool+Teachers Home - School's In Sesh Suckas Greg is trying to captivate his audience in history class by explaining how boats were made and moved around in Nelson’s Dockyard 200 years ago…he was seriously geeking out :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581689184911-T33EBU8HTFFLWDIMR32P/Kids+in+Homeschool Home - School's In Sesh Suckas I mean…come on right?!?!? Sure they have to (get to) have their parents as teachers, and sure they have to put up with working in a small space that sometimes rolls around but look at that view! As soon as they are done they get to put the books away and (literally) dive into so much beauty and fun…living their best life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581689919687-ZHK0RCORZNGRP7R1RYWA/Aden+Art+Cat Home - School's In Sesh Suckas …and this as well…except really it’s an Aden and Grace Daily Doodles session…I don’t think that counts? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581698775673-8LWMBXWM86RKG2BWH6NQ/Kids+Sandcastle+Homeschool Home - School's In Sesh Suckas Look I might be biased but I think this should architectural promise ;) Since we’ve been living aboard they have gotten so much better at working together compassionately (they are NOT perfect at this but def better)…very often during boatschool we see one of them lean in and try and help out the other if they get suck on a concept or an exercise. It’s heartwarming. They called this “Rivendell” because we just watched Lord of the Rings (nerds) :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581698953497-IUQJZFXQWR8UEPB1J896/Botanical+Gardens+Waterfall+Homeschool Home - School's In Sesh Suckas …and Grace is pleased with herself after correctly walking us through the Water Cycle inspired by this waterfall :) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/where-do-we-go-from-here monthly 0.5 2020-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581271185862-YRTL3W0RIJOGHTL0EPRR/Voyage%2BMap%2BWest Home - Where Do We Go From Here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581269952753-2JVY6D7A32SJTN45I2EZ/IMG_2892.jpeg Home - Where Do We Go From Here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581271283456-9SWYOIEZGEOF3KQ4ZRVQ/Voyage+Map+East Home - Where Do We Go From Here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1581271024759-ZSAYFA86YHRJVWXMZ0TN/Voyage+Map+North Home - Where Do We Go From Here? https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/barbudaful monthly 0.5 2020-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580695757976-S9PC1TWSVB5V6H45B4NW/Megan+With+Lobsters Home - Barbudaful I got this guys don’t worry. No i’ve never killed anything bigger than a bug before but really lobsters are just big, fishy bugs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580695543219-BRC47AM5PIAH6KDY4Y07/Sailing+to+Barbuda Home - Barbudaful Just making our way…pretty quickly actually…still getting used to this being a bigger boat and therefore sails a bit faster than EXODUS…we still get excited when we easily move along at 7.5 knots ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580694678613-XNZR4DOW12DDKILAF4GO/Megan+at+Barbuda+Beach+Bar Home - Barbudaful Discussing basketball with Inoch this afternoon…he’s a big Iverson fan and his friend with him is a big Kobe fan…we believe in the value of practice so we were Team Kobe…the debate warmed up so we all had a cold beer hahaha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580694722183-M35PWJ2DY9DUYH8RCQE5/Greg+At+Barbuda+Beach+Bar Home - Barbudaful Loving Shack-a-Kai….love the vibe, the view…the rum punch is a bit of a killer though…2 cups is 1 too many if you want to hold on to sobriety…it too me two afternoons to learn this lesson LOL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580695655487-V9H0B3C2X0X35G9JGU9S/Barbuda+Frigate+Bird+Colony Home - Barbudaful Frigate birds doing their thing! Only one egg per pair per season! That’s a high investment as far as the animal kingdom goes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580694326173-HM0A1R2B4DA9YZYT4KIO/Barbuda++Beach+Footprints Home - Barbudaful The beach seemed to stretch on forever…in a good way…it was begging to be walked…so we obliged ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580694827196-S9D3526UV05RZ5DS5Y8R/Megan+and+Kids+on+Barbuda+Beach Home - Barbudaful Perfect little spots for snorkelling right off the beach, without being so many that it made swimming hard…just dotted every now and then along the shore…and further out too as you can see…the anchorage is very very specific and you have to stand at the bow to make sure you don’t bump into one of these coral heads…WORTH IT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580696055694-EPSCD67JMXSUA1JIQMYY/Lobster%2BTails Home - Barbudaful The result. I really didn’t like killing them but I’m not going to pretend we don’t eat meat so I tried to be quick and took it seriously. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/i-dont-know monthly 0.5 2020-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580431448797-ZSAN3B1FU36OY81LUGHZ/030AF4DA-6ACB-4F78-A10C-6A6767099349.jpeg Home - I don't know!!! Grace approved of the decision to stay in the harbour. That is some flat-boat-job-water right there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580410959156-IP4CFU63X0LQFALHOM4G/e57dce8f-ac0e-4679-99d4-e0126309aa01.jpeg Home - I don't know!!! And me returning the hello all puffy faced and sleepy (6amEST remember!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580411538342-4JWGP4E4I1GFAYI9I39G/IMG_2013.jpeg Home - I don't know!!! Genoa off the forestay and ready for sewing! Greg said he didn’t think he could have done it without Liam…and on top of that he was happy to help! I was so proud of him stepping up…if this is what happens when we pause and do boat jobs we should def consider doing this more often! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580410836166-NBKJWC6JOHX8B9XSZUML/87FD3995-C0B6-4DA9-B67B-8CF2F10F3A15.jpeg Home - I don't know!!! Greg and Grace saying an early morning (6amEST) hello to me before I flew back to Antigua https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1580430443469-287H10S7033G5NIGHXCO/F895AF94-6AE5-4DA0-B995-4C929BE3525C.jpeg Home - I don't know!!! Here’s the whipped chafe guard on the snubber after Greg and Liam worked on them. Those chafe guards slipping around has been driving us crazy every time we anchor. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bye-bye-falmouth-lets-rollwaitno-noooooo monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579556976134-7TB8HZ49ST04LL5AWUA6/IMG_1728.jpeg Home - Bye bye Falmouth! Let's roll...wait...no, NOOOOOO! And here… ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579556627233-B27G68O3I5RDX2FOO619/IMG_1766.jpeg Home - Bye bye Falmouth! Let's roll...wait...no, NOOOOOO! Greg and I trying to figure out where the eff to drop the anchor in Jolly Harbour given how boats are flinging all over the place in the swell. We circled around several spots before deciding to keep out…the way the rollers were building as you got closer to shore was NOT cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579556202828-DTA2VZBIAVYPYNYSY98E/IMG_1722.jpeg Home - Bye bye Falmouth! Let's roll...wait...no, NOOOOOO! We are geeking out hard here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579556421977-CNAU7DAPGVM6BZQTPEN3/IMG_1736.jpeg Home - Bye bye Falmouth! Let's roll...wait...no, NOOOOOO! Greg enjoying the sail, Grace munching on some lunch while Aden tries to not thing about food. Note: the bucket at her feet. It’s one of my laundry buckets…thankfully still puke free :S https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/boat-life-basics-water-part-2 monthly 0.5 2020-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579215246160-HP9DVHBUDUSSBW8CA1KM/Shower+Floor Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 2 See that floor? If the waste water from your shower comes anywhere near to filling the well underneath YOU ARE USING TOO MUCH WATER! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579215764293-G4FVYRCVINL74CPVO91A/Water+to+Do+Laundry Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 2 Here’s what we’d consider one load of laundry. Not a lot, but then again we don’t change our clothes a lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579215457931-6QXF7I8UA6ON1MT7KT6T/Water+Foot+Pump Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 2 See that little pedal down in the corner. USE IT! Ignore the lure of the faucet…ignore it…plus foot pump is exercise right? hahaha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579215336112-H97T07FMCIV83RMSKPU7/Water+Gauge Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 2 The water gauge is looking good for a couple more showers and maybe a couple loads of laundry. Then it’s time to make water again… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1579215568095-A44FJV359J0ZTGII86CO/Water+Bottle+Filling Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 2 What a beautiful water bottle! (it’s Grace’s) . And what beautiful, pure water is filing it! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/boat-life-basics-water-part-1 monthly 0.5 2020-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946338093-G44IF2MO8KLWLF75A22O/Water+Maker+High+Pressure+Pump Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Step 3: High pressure pump cranks up the pressure to force salt water through the reverse osmosis membrane. This is located in the aft part of our engine room just behind the main engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946404760-N8E15ARW6SS3Q4JM3AIE/Feed+Pump+Fixing+1 Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Elbow grease + real grease = a spinning pump. Yes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946681678-9GYN345AS7DGZ9ZEHP8F/Water+Maker+RO+Membrane Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Step 4: Reverse osmosis. This is the view right below our companionway stairs with the floorboard taken out. The black and white tubes at the top of the frame are the reverse osmosis membrane. The big tank taking up most of the shot is our main diesel tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578947408637-L4TD6GH4VSYRIY6UDC36/Water%2BMaker%2BFeed%2BPump Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Step 1: Feed pump sucks in sea water. Here’s the feed pump, right on the engine room floor just to the port side of our main engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946566317-TBFWLYRUHH5TDN7KDO6G/Water+Maker+Membrane+Right Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 …and this is the view looking to port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946645190-P2WSOKU170UQRHU8C68I/Water+Maker+Pre-Filters Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Step 2: Pre-filter. Here you’re actually seeing the back-flush filter (on the left), flow filter (on the right), control panel (far right), amongst various other stuff controlling flow through the system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946444494-LEVV9OJNJ7EU8LYMQNWP/Feed+Pump+Fixing+2 Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 That look says it all. Let’s rip this thing apart to see if we can get it working again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946484378-3ZG2WU2G7UN3LF8ZJ7FP/Water+Purifier Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Ahhh fresh, clean drinking water. That handy blue light at the base of the faucet lets us know it’s being UV purified on it’s way to the tap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946538619-LV44J7YYWKFFEJD3UHC2/Water+Maker+Membrane+Left Home - Boat Life Basics: Water Part 1 Reverse osmosis membrane under our cabin floor. This is the view looking to starboard…. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/birthdays-on-a-boat monthly 0.5 2020-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946399494-LDB0QUAP6KTF20X0UDKU/IMG_9510.jpeg Home - Birthdays on a Boat vs. on Land And of course her day started with birthday pancakes as well! A short stack for the short stack :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946722353-3M4GNQPV46SI7HGEULDC/IMG_8343.jpeg Home - Birthdays on a Boat vs. on Land And you know you are special when one day away from landfall after a long passage the crew stops the boat so you can enjoy a deep ocean swim! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946595373-Y9I3DBJ1X3MH05349KWY/IMG_0133.jpeg Home - Birthdays on a Boat vs. on Land Getting up to no good at Lagoonies…my kind of ‘night out’…aka. early dinner and drinks LOL!! Hey now, we stayed out until dark, that’s an uncommon thing for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578945608442-4QZFKBNLZPAV6SN0RK11/IMG_8446.jpeg Home - Birthdays on a Boat vs. on Land Liam’s day began with a birthday breakfast of chocolate zucchini pancakes…in the middle of the ocean! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578946532734-Z9M2NAH9V903ACYLC2TQ/IMG_9517.jpeg Home - Birthdays on a Boat vs. on Land Liam got the deep ocean and Grace got the beautiful beach! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/at-anchor-anxieties-aplenty monthly 0.5 2020-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578695212395-UIMULDFGFYR38OPSWQR1/IMG_8956.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. PERFECT… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578696199192-DLPGBQRF1WE1IRUI653H/IMG_0783.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. Matriarch and the three boats we had to negotiate around while anchoring today…looks so far apart from this picture but it realllllly did not feel or look like it while in the cockpit until our perfect 4th attempt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578694985847-59BYG39GGQMPVNOTEZKG/IMG_8781.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. …ANCHORAGES (no people, no swell, no stress) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578695490711-3KYSW8L7ADHXIEAT3I26/IMG_0179+2.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. Ditto here…different island, same situation…boats in all directions and an interesting swell… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578694709880-AXSHT2SA8BS63DSKSOKQ/IMG_9263.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. Looks benign until you realize that catamaran was waaaaay further up in Marigot Bay until it dragged and just narrowly missed this monohull. We snapped a pic and then busted over to the charter company to let them know one of there boats was on the move…they sent people out asap to re-anchor this beast before it could do any damage (those who chartered I think were onshore…always a risk, also a necessity!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578695929286-L5BDKWY43D9NTSFV8KE0/IMG_9256.jpeg Home - At Anchor? Anxieties Aplenty. Looks good right? However all the boats are in different directions which can be a problem if not placed just right… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/christmas-in-the-caribbean monthly 0.5 2020-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510377905-XYKXGCXTKY54C5BFERO5/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Santa delivered with some individual bottles of maple syrup for the kids (one of the items on their wish-list!). Grace is clutching her prized package of gum. I guess it’s the simple things… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510004042-4G79KKHIUIBDLYGT3CNR/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean A little blurry, but just assume this is what the fully decorated salon looks like after a couple rum punches. I’m trying to give you the real-world perspective here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578511635750-X3VDF3IXOR34BMIT5S8W/Christmas+decorations+dog+and+polar+bear Home - Christmas in the Caribbean It doesn’t take very long to unpack the decorations when all you have is a couple shoe-boxes! Before we left Milton we picked out the ones that were least likely to break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578511191079-N6DGWDMY1NWZ4PPE22AA/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean What better gift for boat-kids than a halyard swing! Well actually it’s a tree swing, but in our case tree = mast and is 70ft above the water. Hours of fun to be had swinging off the boat and jumping into the ocean! Just ignore the three 4ft sharks circling below… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510972818-1CYXTVC40EA4TRLGZ7U0/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Here’s the Harris Crew on a Secret Santa mission in Gustavia, St Barth’s. The kids were shopping champs and we crushed through our list in no time flat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578511090852-3HO75K8GQFUW5J3LOI56/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Liam’s loving the new Raptors swag he got from Santa with his yet-to-be-opened stocking beside him. He’s worn that hat ever single day since! #wethenorth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578511285459-NSKFGVEWW8GVJTDNJS2A/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Grampy is standing in for our big-a$$ Christmas tree this year and Aden’s providing the star on top. You can see we’ve decorated the Grampy-tree with our home made ornaments, one for each of the people we missed seeing this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510441492-VSQRC6MOL1MJ4BGCBHFL/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Grace is thrilled with the new sunglasses I got here. And Liam and I are wearing the matching designer swim suits Megan and Aden teamed up on for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510224413-1I95TZ6FQVP5SHY2X35N/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean We spent a day wandering around Gustavia, St Barth’s and found a beautiful Catholic church. Here the girls are quietly taking in the nativity scene and discussing the meaning between the two of them. This moment really took me back to attending Christmas mass at St. Mary’s in Tillsonburg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578510163182-XU7LKD4QHEFCX22IUZF1/IMG_0012.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean This was the first Christmas I can remember where we didn’t spend a day with my mom and dad. Thank goodness for FaceTime which at least let us and them share some time together with the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578511235605-IJIEMNCALS0OHYXZRZF2/PHAssetMediaType.jpeg Home - Christmas in the Caribbean Megan delivered big-time with a delicious Christmas feast of pea soup, duck breast, and roasted root veggies. Unfortunately no leftovers this year. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/airing-some-dirty-laundry monthly 0.5 2020-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578152271686-PMIUKGIXZUPORAAUK8ZQ/IMG_0352.jpeg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry We really class up every anchorage…especially this load since it was basically all underwear and bathing suits! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153030902-2V8O3J9OAXFW36EI2VQM/23eac541-4775-4d86-938e-1499e2fad5af.jpg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry Action shot…missing pants of course ;) Honestly it’s just easier to always be semi-naked…less laundry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578151733660-T4L34L9EMY059VRU76CZ/IMG_3382.jpeg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry She works for laundry…and making music apparently…between this, some buckets and our ukulele Harris Crew can challenge the VonTrapp family ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153583367-Z0T0LT9P3ZETZQKG5JFA/IMG_0348.jpeg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry Here we go…magic of soaking at work and ready to get my exercise of the week (jk, sorta)…gotta work off all of the baguette (jk, sorta) ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578152814005-D4IQXK5QQNZJYNV3KOV5/IMG_0423.jpeg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry I don’t look impressed but I really am as I distribute the fresh goodness from our Shrimpy’s Laundry Pick-Up…omg it was soooooo nice to get over the holiday hump of laundry that had accumulated while my parents were onboard. This was an indulgence though…back to the washboard now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578151946665-YHFXNMYUXBOOY5LTCJFJ/IMG_3386.jpeg Home - Airing Some Dirty Laundry Maybe if it were just the two of us and we were at a dock all the time this would be really good…provided the clog was an easy fix. But between the water, power and size (and clog) she gots to go! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/data-da-lagoon-and-dayum-that-is-a-big-boat monthly 0.5 2020-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578152672254-AJNOP0I7QKART8NSMSKR/Harris+Crew+Beach+Selfie Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Christmas lunch on the beach! Cans of beer, celery, cucumber, hummus, crackers, cheese, hamburger flavour chips (eww) and some salami…amazing day for the Harris Crew and so lovely to share it with my parents :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578151090258-JZZJWBVSWWKY3KHFA76T/Mega+Yacht+Lineup Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! There was a line up along the other direction as this photo shows as well…at night they were all lit up above and below water and had music blaring (not so my my scene but hey maybe if I was a billionaire it would be!)…was interesting to see the really seamless team work of the crew up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578154884688-1G5GWIAR9YJJFTK24UM6/IMG_0208.jpg Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! We are sorry to see the back of you Mel and Crys! You are welcome back down island. Dad, we will keep your snorkel, mask and rum safe for you but leave your stinky shoes at home next time. Mom, don’t think about using YouTube next time and I expect to see some really sweet sweat bands when you return. We love you both and thank you for making our holidays extra special XOXOXOXO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578151868108-B3W8M5XHJ6HHKNO64YAJ/Anse+Columbier Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Anse Columbier from one of the hike look-outs…it got more crowded than this on the 24th and 25th of December but we were off on the north east side on a ball and didn’t feel too crowded…this view was really awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153237932-MXGHZUZ6MZG6K63NS48X/17A1FB4C-1F93-486D-8D4C-9BB3313630C7.jpg Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Bridge in the back, Bloody Mary’s up front…celebratory drink after a successful anchor in the lagoon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153074202-003L34P83QAHTJJXVSJ5/Aft+Deck+Floaty+Pool Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Our neighbours on Boxing Day…they had all the floaties out but they didn’t really get used…we thought we’d be kind and swim over to make use of them but then decided we might get into trouble ;) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578147084524-LFS3I8TOLI6DYGYAY5S0/526bf502-af6b-4f00-b0c8-eb93ecf1353a.JPG Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! See that look? That is the face of a woman who is not as impressed with these boats as her husband who is taking the photo…that is the look of “honey I’m getting a bit annoyed by this level of excitement and there is another side to this coin...but sure I’ll pose for another picture in front of these beasts” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153542032-YEBU38SAKNUD4I7LQW7E/Mega+Yacht+Docking Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! One of MANY selfies in our photos featuring Greg face and a mega yacht behind…MANY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578152920406-3JWX8W38TI6B9YN397MV/Port+of+Gustavia Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Gustavia from Fort Karl (lovely little hike in town)…I can here the “ca-ching!” of all the shopping up here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1578153697406-R99BDK2XSTEL5KMJH5YE/Aden+and+Grace+in+Gustavia Home - Data , Da Lagoon and DAYUM THAT IS A BIG BOAT! Girls being silly next to their ideal car…nothing like hamming it up right next to the Hermes store :P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/offshore-essentials-for-crew-sanity monthly 0.5 2020-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577996395986-FWDA5RXA6NSV80Z3UXQQ/Pura+Vida.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity Andrew seizing the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577996277140-GGJ2Z4ZKSDHFDL7ZIZB8/Rainbows+and+Gales.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity Almost time for a shower Harris Crew…and check out that rainbow! Pure Vida! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577997187931-CVDOXOG1DSFGVI0J2T99/Sunrise+%281%29.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity A sunrise on our sunrise shift! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577996903053-V40VIMB7NCNM1IGAMCF0/Heidi+looking+cool+.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity Heidi looking cool and comfy in her gear while pulling into Gibraltar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577995702652-9VFBL9XF2FNEB91H5YGR/Logbook.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity Mother nature retaliated for 48 hours after this for the lack of log book morning Checklist completion this day, and for my cheeky comments. We were in a big lightning storm for 5 hours that night, or a 'weak front' as Captain Greg likes to call it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577994601864-8WVD6CNU1VQ2S2HNVMLX/Grace+Sleeping Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity Rough seas? Time for a nap! Grace has her sleep priorities figured out! Although, I’m not sure how helpful she was afterwards… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577996655926-601NKQZOBY2EF723TUK4/Instant+Coffee+and+Saltine+Crackers+Day+.jpg Home - Guest Blog: Offshore Essentials for Crew Sanity This was an instant coffee, energy gel and saltine crackers kind of day! :P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/my-mom-fell-out-of-the-dinghy-on-day-1 monthly 0.5 2020-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577736507963-X35LB8ZZ49YRVNUVKA5Z/Grace+and+Grampy+2 Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 Dad enjoying the beautiful water and rainbow… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577737735447-IIZ0M35G1EGROMQFMZYF/Crys%2Bin%2BGalley Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 My Mom was pleased (as were the kids) to do the dishes each night….her neck tie is ummm…functional. It was hot and she was a bit sweaty…we called it her ‘sweat rag’ she called it her ‘pink cloth’….hahaha https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577737569226-C3K8GDYTHVJ7H4UK5SAV/Cornhole+at+Roys Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 Cornhole is the Harris Family’s basketball of the south….well not really but still very fun :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577737321936-S1BRQ9XT1SWD8Q52EE67/Airplane+Window+Ice Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 Goodbye snow and ice…it was nice for a brief moment but the sun calls me back…oh ya, and the kids. Oh ya, and husband :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577736434653-R5U5KDZM6PSCL56AVAH9/Grace+and+Grampy Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 …before he was body-slammed by Grace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577737128175-U312WA5K8FVW82LPYJNN/Megan+Mel+and+Crys+at+Airport Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 Nothing says ‘cool’ like an airport selfie right in front of the escalators ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1577737611582-7GO1P491CVBWCD0S5DMV/Drinks+at+Roys Home - My Mom Fell Out of the Dinghy on Day 1 Welcome back to Roys!! How did we not discover this cocktail last time????? https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/there-and-back-again monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576723957397-MCUR5RR3TNQ7TKGZ25QW/IMG_2915.png Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? More texting while I was on the tarmac… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576724560079-NP009DG9AGU3T2JVFS90/Clean+Sheets+on+the+Bed Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? Oh baby clean sheet on the all the beds and the boat never smelled so good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576723631867-N7H4OMB68X0998H6UUQJ/IMG_2914.png Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? Drop a line like that and then disappear for 14 mins!?!? No Greg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576724620587-BBCROOGXZ8H4WVXYIQO4/Engine+Maintenance Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? Not only did they clean, but Greg and Liam also did a bunch of scheduled engine maintenance while I was gone! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576724829523-D2RU3YB1OI4XN0Q0A7TX/First+Fires Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? A picture Greg took from the front doorstep of Shrimpy’s (where they did laundry) once he heard the first explosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576724703161-HH9EMRYS0ZWEX0NW6LYQ/Riot+Sign Home - I miss you too...wait is that a burning tire behind you? D’oh! After dropping the propane while I was away, Greg and the kids weren’t able to get it filled because road access was limited and the store couldn’t get to the filling station. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/addendum-st-martin-bound-in-pictures monthly 0.5 2019-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092065576-XD1ZSWVY8WUAWMMB6N8D/Bye%2BBye%2BBermuda%2B2 Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures See that look on my face? That’s what you get from a quick decision to leave in hopes you can stay ahead of a nasty looking cold front and then a few hours of VERY busy preparations to get out of dodge in time to make it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092480153-UNQSRPIWSVBVIMDKTPRX/Land+Ho+St+Martin Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Land Ho! St Martin dead ahead! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092370612-VBUI6FKWRJWX7Z7BRQ2L/Harris+Crew+Ocean+Swim Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Harris Crew family swim in 7000m of water now firmly into the trade winds where the weather is great. This was obviously taken before any of us had real tans, but just look at the colour of that water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092550788-UOGOEMKTLEZBWKEQ7BDX/Liam+Birthday+Breakfast Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures This guy turned 12 years old about 24 hours from St Martin, so we celebrated at sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576091696649-RKZEPZNWN0GAUG3S7CDQ/Marigot+Bay Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Panorama of Marigot Bay from on top of Fort St Louis. Bonus points for anyone who can pick out Matriarch anchored in the background! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576091600730-LRT175WRIB12XPV91PRU/French+Flag+Selfie Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures We did it! Here we are on top of Fort St. Louis in French St Martin, trying not to fall over from the land-sickness! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092233604-KH00I7N1AVK7ZF991ZOV/Aden+Flying+Fish Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Aden keeping the decks clean of the wildlife… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576091434869-LU9XTNMPR4UIE6IS0QFL/Sunset+2 Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Some sunsets were like this one, with absolutely clear sky and the day’s cumulus clouds way out on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576091083968-9HJ0EM6LYZ4D6C8X80CF/Watermaker+Fixing Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Even on passage the maintenance work doesn’t stop. Here I am working on getting our water-maker flow pump back in operation. Being able to make fresh water is kind of important after all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092570034-X2YS78OR99S9RFZ48FJO/Liam+Aden+and+Grace Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Birthday hugs for the birthday boy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576091277930-SJBZ8PITTQRTID6ODF6B/Sunset+1 Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures We saw some amazing sunsets. Some like this one with sky looking like it might turn threatening overnight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576090743071-SXRSTG8PB29QWP1BJWFC/Rainbow+and+Squall Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures …and cloud formations with rainbows inside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092030497-0IDUI80C4208Z76JB45K/Bye%2BBye%2BBermuda Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures Bye bye Bermuda! Wish we could have stayed longer, but the weather had different plans… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576090856844-EFTBBF2B9XWSJ6T5LMI6/Clear+Sky+Rainbow Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures When there’s nothing between you and horizon but water, you get to see some pretty amazing rainbows… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1576092250416-IE3RR8J76PNOZ7V3K953/Greg+Flying+Fish Home - ADDENDUM: Heading South in Pictures …and even the captain has to do his part. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/this-is-not-a-blog-post monthly 0.5 2019-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575936949768-P1STQN7857R4XQSW1TXS/IMG_2349.jpeg Home - This is not a blog post. Sunrise on the not blog post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575936917686-NH1C04WOULLM810E5HIF/IMG_2407.jpeg Home - This is not a blog post. Sunset on the not blog post. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/deep-thoughts-on-the-deep-water-part-2 monthly 0.5 2019-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575751058276-NW0YSTW7AAO85UT67AL9/Gulf%2BStream%2BRouting Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 2 This time we’re looking at the ocean current forecast. The swath of colour on the screen is the strong gulf stream current running north. We’re planning our route to avoid crossing it in an opposing wind which can cause very steep short waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575750621944-CWICSPY8D5J665ALIV8A/Weather+Routing Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 2 One of many early PredictWind sessions debating on routing and conditions. While this wind forecast is looking good, the divergent optimal weather routes indicate disagreement between the various models. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575751958082-O5X61OZQIKCB5603EF5K/Greg%2BAndrew%2Band%2BDad%2BSailing Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 2 Dad, Andrew, and I sharing some quality family time. I must’ve missed the sunglasses and hat memo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575753204188-4BHEI325ZRH3US5G7RL9/Nasty+Radar Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 2 A radar image from one of our night watches. Anyone feeling anxious yet? https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/everybody-does-it monthly 0.5 2019-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575491930654-6ZBLKCH3AJC0PHY53BXP/Dad+With+Safety+Gear Home - Everybody Does It But only after getting the safety gear on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575491859421-OWZQWKSW8HVROUCBEQZT/Dad+Fixing+Head Home - Everybody Does It For more serious issues, Dad has to get involved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575492047453-KT38831UBE9MXHV1GZCL/Head+Plumbing Home - Everybody Does It Plumbing behind our forward head. The white hose carries poop out of the toilet. The lever directing it to the ocean or tank is off to the left. Depending on the lever, the poop goes up to the tank or out to the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575491753318-XDWMTTIGKAFWTPS6GVL3/Liam+Fixing+Head Home - Everybody Does It Every now and then we get a minor clog. If it’s not too bad, Mom and Dad tell me to fix it. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/snorkelling-is-my-favourite-thing monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489758849-I5OD9BPZH825LF44K3SW/Ray+Hand+Signal Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Ray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489446596-94LJG8C48KGSOJFM7STF/Sea+Urchin+Hand+Signal Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Sea Urchin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489251446-EEKMF2K93MB1PUV0YL9S/Grace+and+Aden+at+Sunset Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! We play in the water as long as we can every day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575488983466-K40WIJGY027RJGED7Z43/Lost+Snorkels Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! That time both Mom and I lost our snorkels when we got hit by a big wave. We were so sad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489568051-QFSXFAL47U3V6DZSOCP5/Sea+Turtle Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Sea Turtle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489359286-CBPHBVIXO0XB6RYUN0VE/Lobster+Hand+Signal Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Lobster https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489519710-Q623J0P7Q7ZL84BSOO4A/Eel+Hand+Signal Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Eel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575489695888-R5E516YXSHPMUCJE2L25/Fish+Hand+Signal Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Fish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575488878926-NM2PZLTULWP58FVE5A9Y/Aden+and+Megan+Snorkelling Home - Snorkelling is My Favourite Thing! Me and mom snorkelling off the boat. I don’t have to wear a lifejacket! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/deep-thoughts-on-the-deep-water-part-1 monthly 0.5 2019-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575321271323-T9U0SW5VOIIHWIHWMZXY/Pain+killers Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Happy times in Bermuda with the full Harris Crew! One thing we always agree on is drinks. We are sailors after all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575322529482-7VSE9A7JOOP49RLZC5GR/Weather+Routing Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575321785572-G0O6J8BGBGEOYBOLR94H/Harris+Crew+in+Bermuda Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Full Harris Crew (minus Heidi who’s behind the lens :) at Wahoo’s in Bermuda. We were all rocking in our chairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575320681391-BLAH8F03LL6Y6FKDT545/Aden+and+Flying+Fish Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Even feeling queasy, Aden loves interacting with nature. A biology lesson quickly followed this picture where we inspected every aspect of this unfortunate flying fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575321614297-TYG4YFHNSTRWZ3OQS00W/Grace+on+sleeping+shelf Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Grace doing a little bedtime reading on her ‘sleeping shelf’ in our aft cabin. Yes we may have taken some inspiration from Harry Potter, but we needed some more space! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575320738945-W1PSUMSY47OKVF3C46S2/Aden+on+Deck Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Liam taking care of business on watch while Aden is in her happy place on the aft deck where she can feel the wind in her face! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1575321116880-50B49Q98IRPP9SNNPDQ4/Ocean+Swim Home - Deep Thoughts on the Deep Water: Part 1 Nothing like a family ocean swim in 7000m of water! Or was it a captain-mandated shower… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/st-martin-quel-surprise monthly 0.5 2019-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574903535104-Q84BGGD1XZEA256MQ6RQ/IMG_20191120_130139.jpg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! The Harris Crew doing how we do! That is one fullllllllll cockpit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574902804558-9P0JGOB0R5RWDWDR0M95/IMG_20191119_091105.jpg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! Grace’s all-carb french breakfast - that kid would eat like this for every meal if I let her. It was supposed to come with a croissant but the server sadly told me they didn’t have croissants today and ‘would she mind pain au chocolat instead?’ Ummmm…her mind was blown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574903320248-66AOQ62KYZHU28I7B95F/IMG_8568.jpeg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! These kids were SO HAPPY to see this lady…and she brought treats….but I’m pretty sure it was her they were happy to see…and not those pretzel things we ate in about 2.5 seconds hahahah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574903458306-ZI8DFBR89TZ8PU0AZ489/IMG_20191119_101554.jpg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! Ahhh c’est la vie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574902247491-SGU0AQF910XOJHGHK54G/MVIMG_20191118_164352.jpg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! Bill. Is. Just. So. Excited. To. Get. Off. The. Boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574903194526-TSJL4ECB6HOKTJIDHE5B/MVIMG_20191118_101750.jpg Home - St. Martin: Quel surprise! Anchored!! So happy to be somewhere….anywhere….boat was still moving from some crazy wind and some swell but dayum….nice to be anchored :) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/whats-it-like-to-sail-at-night-crazy monthly 0.5 2019-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574817986977-VKCUHPQRK1TRMA8M97NV/IMG_20191113_201453.jpg Home - What’s it like to sail at night? CRAZY. One of many many many snaps at night…3 freighters and some squalls? Don’t mind if I do! Oh ya but one of those ships keeps popping on and off AIS so you never really know where it is! Fun! (note: it’s the highighted one on the top left of screen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574818187927-H84WV91PSC534PXG2A50/MVIMG_20191112_171744.jpg Home - What’s it like to sail at night? CRAZY. Awww so pretty! What a lovely sunset. Ya. Sure. Here we go again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574818425834-WPZ6D1NNOZH7BX793L01/IMG_20191108_060231.jpg Home - What’s it like to sail at night? CRAZY. DAWN!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574818559430-BK0ZXHLJS5DEO51UF9X3/IMG_20191103_195543.jpg Home - What’s it like to sail at night? CRAZY. Red light preserves your night vision but even so, it’s dark. Still pretty early in the night in this photo since there is a light on down below but you get the idea of the night-office space. The crew spend a LOT of time in that position, in that space, in the dark. Like 10 hours a day or more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574818271276-2Y5SPJZBOC33TNTRA6NG/IMG_8434.jpeg Home - What’s it like to sail at night? CRAZY. We also tried to keep ourselves awake doing this (and important job)…downloading then next weather report and adjusting our course accordingly. Downloads at 2:00pm and 2:00am every day for 2 weeks. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/addendum-bermuda-bound-in-the-pictures monthly 0.5 2019-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574433027044-JKK91CEUKK82J0Z41GTC/IMG_8064.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Greg’s Dad (Bill) in his prime! This salty sailor loved being out in the breeze and he would often just be staring out at the ocean with a smile on his face :) This was taken before we crossed the Gulf Stream - we shed the foul weather gear after that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574434615557-J6S1CAAARYUUXG3JX2ZR/IMG_8095.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures This was a familiar sight - every 12 hours we would download the new weather from Predict Wind and hope we were still ahead of the big front following us. The look on Greg’s face shows the concentration required and the stress related to the importance of this information. Weather is everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574435266723-EM92WJT34X5UPYNEFNR6/IMG_8110.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures This girl - like Liam - is a natural sailor…she LOVED being outside and also down below…she’d hang out down below for hours in crazy swell and feel fine. Really she just needs to be fed. A lot. She is a bottomless pit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574432876460-RGTDCL4W9YLULYPRCPLV/IMG_8062.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Leaving Norfolk VA on November 4th - look at how bundled up we are! Andrew and Heidi and Bill arrived just the day before and were all ready to shove off! Great crew! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574434741236-VEW939KSXB442BZVDPSW/IMG_8079.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures This girl - seasick most of the time - it was hard to get this smile out of her but she did it. She is such a trooper - she is very happy to be in the islands and have months of day sailing (i.e. no passage anytime soon). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574436805629-GCGMEZLYS9HD61A2HECQ/IMG_8166.jpeg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures And after customs we sat at anchor for another full day while we waited out the front that was chasing us. MUCH rather be on the hook in the harbour for this one than be out at sea…despite our neighbour dragging toward us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574433184220-O5QRRQOTVHNBZK3Q0CKG/IMG_8085.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Cooking up a storm, before the storm :P At that point we still had a tidy boat! First task when our extra crew head out is to get the boat back in ship-shape! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574435484656-2RXBNK53Z4VQ1Q5Q9WTG/IMG_8102.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures One of many many squalls we passed through. This one was was nice because it was during the day…most were at night and you can’t really see what’s ahead (so you watch the radar and give yourself a high-five when they miss you). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574434962906-Y84K6UEE2GFX50CNZHGE/IMG_8101.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures That look. Hand steering after that storm required some strength to fight the weather helm (hence my propped up leg) - it’s hard to see the swells and no way can the motion be captured. I had to focus really hard to keep the right course and not let the swell take me off in the wrong direction…did this for 8 hours this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574437026845-NYBR2MWR675NSA451EYE/IMG_8185.jpeg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Finally made it to the town for a meal at Wahoo’s - thanks Bill! Oh ya, and a drink…because passages are dry (alcohol-wise, not rain wise) and that makes for a reallllly satisfying Dark and Stormy upon arrival! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574436874676-1G5V1BHSAP7HNF1JAW2Q/11f4846a-fa61-429d-8073-1a74cc7747c4+2.jpg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Practical storm attire - when you have to go out, wear as little as possible so you don’t have a bunch of wet clothes to hang up in the boat that is closed up tighter than a drum. Caution: this only works in warm climates :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574436416025-GYR0HAYV3GDIW0XA95R9/IMG_8099.jpeg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Another night pass time…dodging freighters. Like storms, these seemed to show up at night 90% of the time…I think we saw one, once, during the day…but every night there were at least a few and of course they would come at us like this! Great big huge ocean yet we seemed to be at the party spot! This pic was taken down below but only for lighting purposes - all night time activities were always managed by the 2 crew on night watch in the cockpit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574436737716-GOIS3EU65GRGFOWR5Y1Q/IMG_20191108_150753.jpg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Arrival in Bermuda! We were so pleased to step on land…and Greg docked perfectly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574434854587-6FH9JXJUHW5NWXY2ZAQ0/IMG_8092.JPG Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures Layers starting to come off here - just passed the Gulf Stream and it’s early in the morning (Grandad is just finishing his watch and is still dressed for nighttime). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1574436593306-QWSPG164NPBXWKSNLJRK/15cf17e9-41b4-4760-b230-74bb2ff3d831+2.jpg Home - ADDENDUM: Bermuda Bound in Pictures We had received - I am not kidding - more than 15 dozen cookies for this passage. Do the math. That’s lots of cookies. Both grandmas wanted to make sure we were well fed and didn’t have a chance to loose the typical 5-10lbs that some do on passage. No chance here! We had cookies multiple times a day. We still have a few dozen left but anything with chocolate is long gone :) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-7nbsp monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-6 monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-5 monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-4 monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-2-and-day-3 monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/heading-south-day-1 monthly 0.5 2019-11-21 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/anchors-dragging-away monthly 0.5 2019-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1573316566257-06KTWJYTS6JBRDNHRZ75/IMG_20191108_150805.jpg Home - Anchors (dragging) Away!!! Matriarch at the Customs Dock…Greg brought her in perfectly; which is impressive if you knew how tired he was and how much that guy needs sleep to function. All of us, including Matriarch, breathed a (temporary) sigh of relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1573316459296-RHCJOVHAID9SZYIG9E7U/IMG_20191108_150753.jpg Home - Anchors (dragging) Away!!! Harris Crew at the Customs Dock…storm clouds starting to accumulate but the water was still such a beautiful colour and the girls were thrilled with the tiny bright blue minnows everywhere :) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bermuda-bound-day-5 monthly 0.5 2019-11-08 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bermuda-bound-day-4 monthly 0.5 2019-11-08 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bermuda-bound-day-3 monthly 0.5 2019-11-08 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bermuda-bound-day-2 monthly 0.5 2019-11-08 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/bermuda-bound-day-1 monthly 0.5 2019-11-08 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/being-on-the-water-all-day-adens-perspective monthly 0.5 2019-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572659451566-A582R9UCRS5SJ95AQ001/13c856ba-4f2e-4450-9988-e4125baaaa09.jpg Home - Being on the water all day: Aden's Perspective We had just seen dolphins jumping out of the water right beside the boat…then they moved up to the bow…then they moved back to the stern. It was awesome. Mom looked one right in the eye! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/attack-on-my-50-foot-baby monthly 0.5 2019-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572658538664-1P1K04C5FQKDFJW2NLNE/438ef1e3-d3a5-4a54-97e5-1a1ca0561b64.jpg Home - Attack on my 50 foot baby! Holding…holding…holding… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572658688833-PFEKXTXIODK5J6S4I9XS/20bdc198-fe72-477a-a0fc-f8a2c3ab003a.jpg Home - Attack on my 50 foot baby! And she’s full of surprises…just found this paper chart of Bermuda which was exactly the back-up we needed! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-harris-crew-goes-south-thanks-obi-wan monthly 0.5 2019-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140100228-K9AOJX2RPRZVC1Y6T0JF/IMG_1862.jpg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Hey there sailor…we are about to get real salty up in here… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140872221-78OPUSFDQ0FOBEFFQHZ9/IMG_7665.jpg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South The things you do when Daddy has the camera…just being dorks while we wait to get to our destination… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140295127-60EQNS9QT0YOX6WFKL0S/IMG_1857.jpg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Bye bye slip I-25…you’ve been a pretty sweet spot but it’s time to swing on the hook for a while :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572142911910-3MAHYTZND1L88U8IHNGG/IMG_7641.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140369708-6TTKJYEJLO65CXPXN577/image-asset.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Grace managing the bow lines as we leave HHN, with her eyes closed apparently :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140175883-Q58SITG1UCH8MYG7FE9R/IMG_1840.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Extended family from New Jersey…they are the most lovely and loving people :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140036959-AU4X5BJZY9GNSLMZGK5R/IMG_7660.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South During this photo the kids were down below making so much noise driving a RC car over a pile of dominos, up a ramp they made supported by 2 cups and then off the side of the table…this is what we mean when we refer to a “quiet moment” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572141689346-PU9JVSN37PV05ZB0JOS6/IMG_7663.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Aden was quite emotional and then snuggly today - but not being an empath who is totally in tune with her feelings, she wasn’t sure what was going on…I knew it was the big change and feeling a bit overwhelmed - extra hugs and attention did the trick :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572141421163-PGV1M66DMZUY6A6DVJMM/IMG_7651.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Chocolates from Liz at Free State that we totally rammed in our faces as soon as we were a respectable distance from land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572141791035-8934BQGBYQOXQY4AABYK/1b5cca56-6111-462e-8a01-b3468536147b.jpg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572139500858-9EVCZYY85KTYR575GTM1/27c636c1-58cc-4e25-bde2-4eafc75dcf89.JPG Home - The Harris Crew Goes South Liam working on some lunch dishes - hello blue eyes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1572140755879-EUH3IRLR6JX9QYJE3TO7/IMG_7658.jpeg Home - The Harris Crew Goes South The girls really suck at Mastermind. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/just-one-more-thing monthly 0.5 2019-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571883808456-HYM68LD7VBNOD0L75UH9/IMG_1679.jpeg Home - Just one more thing... Kids loving their life here…Grace was so excited to wear make up and Aden was totally in character as a cat…our friends Jeff and Marguerite had them over to do their make up and it truly made their night! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571883904151-L28K6LTDD89GLUO8TOU1/64f19e21-3a7f-4931-bdb7-70f673cf999f.jpg Home - Just one more thing... O-rings from the fridge…right side was the old one, left side is the new one…..Greg did this x 4 between the fridge and freezer to address all of our leaks and the Fridge Guy vacuumed out the tubes and recharged the system…now the eggs, and insulin, can be safely cool again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571883671187-P2DOQKPLN17HGBXM3BHC/IMG_1736.jpeg Home - Just one more thing... Just some of the bounty arriving this week….Pro Tip: it’s less intimidating when you take it all out of the boxes before you bring it onto the boat ;) (lololol as if we are pros bahahahaha) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-matriarch-medical-kit monthly 0.5 2019-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567970486558-V7C0RR8KMOHMR8CBSJUQ/Assisted+Breathing+PPV+Practice Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Practicing some positive pressure ventilation (PPV) on my good friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449426869-47O9MRDMS2QR9348DECT/Open+Medical+Kit+%28Top%29 Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit It may not look like it in the picture, but the contents are organized according to type and function so we can quickly find the item we need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571451203498-ZQCHHEERB8GXOVO3RJKO/Med+Kit+Top+Tools Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Some of the tools in the kit. Otoscope on the left. Dental kit in the middle. Stethoscope on the right. Hemostats, tweezers, and scissors strapped to the lid. So far they’ve mainly doubled as helpful instruments for various boat jobs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571450888531-6OSCLB1DPMIR8FVZH8R4/Med+Kit+Sea+Sickness Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Right side of the kit is stocked with sea sickness meds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449396406-GE86DAMQKNHOCC4968OF/Closed+Medical+Kit Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Here’s the med kit, complete with a super-healthy beer at the top of the frame! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567970423188-VAJXTLLI45RYG5K2BEA2/Wound+Cleaning+Practice Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Practicing wound assessment and cleaning on a pig’s foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571450983290-BSWWX959NCKAMF4ICVHG/Med+Kit+Bandages Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit Left side of the kit is stocked with various wound care supplies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567970556344-0OTSOAOLE8YF1YD6OI99/IV+Hydration+Practice Home - The Matriarch Medical Kit A couple different approaches to hypodermoclysis, a way to get fluids into someone who can’t get them by mouth. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-highs-and-lows monthly 0.5 2019-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449129353-N8JAJ6Y1Y9D3YV9HQ8AK/f31ea105-b6c6-4749-83f4-9d54843c6209.jpg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449478377-LLGM18K6UZXLQD6TXRD8/IMG_1650.jpeg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449525021-O0Y1XREJLDJCF1FO4VR4/IMG_1662.jpeg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449087270-XXGB534WKULTB8UADAPK/f74ebdc4-dbc1-48de-aeb3-463af7c6743e.jpg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449022367-X08ALI84G0XEWOTTUGNK/IMG_1637.jpeg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449349319-V8F1O06XW2GD6OXFU43J/IMG_1483.jpeg Home - The Highs and Lows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571449392373-ZDT7NDKGUZRKQNDZXSMQ/IMG_1649.jpeg Home - The Highs and Lows https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/boat-show-craziness-spending-money-and-gaining-confidence monthly 0.5 2019-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571023597850-02PGL7XFATUOQNQ17O5C/IMG_7442.jpg Home - Boat show craziness!!! Spending money and gaining confidence... Not the best picture, and Meg is out of the photo behind the post there but this was the panel that made our week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571023726189-JLG1B8LEGHX5AW8IGF83/IMG_7443.jpg Home - Boat show craziness!!! Spending money and gaining confidence... Photo op with two of the Delos Crew! Kids were super nervous meeting them after watching so many of their videos (like every single one for the last 2 years)…I’m out of the shot because I was talking with someone from the 59 North team who has a 9 month old and a 3 year old and was asking me for advice (Twilight Zone)?!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571023421620-U7WC6FBRIEJVRF458LWL/45c39217-c842-4c5a-9280-246852088d74.jpg Home - Boat show craziness!!! Spending money and gaining confidence... That is a happy face holding a Painkiller ;) I was a nice daughter in law and didn’t post the pic we took of him sleeping in the car on the way back to Matriarch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571023949058-R9XV8AQPPDPOFRBNOJTC/IMG_1518.jpeg Home - Boat show craziness!!! Spending money and gaining confidence... Two very happy, and slightly more confident sailors…and one unhappy sailor who wanted popcorn and her mom said no because we were about to go out for dinner :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1571023333443-CIEOGCTM9P9N1EL8XCET/IMG_1504.jpeg Home - Boat show craziness!!! Spending money and gaining confidence... All suited up for the day…free buffs on their head that they were just given for being cute sailor kids, sneakers on for walking and backpacks on and filled with rain gear (which they used later that day) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/nothing-says-time-to-provision-like-a-broken-fridge-s monthly 0.5 2019-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570934552729-8KSV2RX0MYBN0RTK4ME0/IMG_1458.jpeg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S A glimpse of my master list…doesn’t looks to awesome but it actually is :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570934036483-IMKB471DW37IZ5C1E8WW/IMG_1397.jpeg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S Pre-provisioning work was a bit of comparison shopping but honestly I’m not patient enough (nor do I have enough time) to run all over Maryland to save a few cents on jarred applesauce…nevertheless I have been thinking about this task for awhile and have been on the look-out… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570934838402-BGNBMM1VZ3JDDDQSQQIW/0ffc32cd-b2a1-4515-98b2-e3ca1685d5e1.jpg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S The wonderful Diane made a special trip (at a last minute request) to Sport Chek when I realized these sport chews and sport gels were MUCH less expensive in Canada. These are very useful when Greg is low since they are high in sugar, taste good (as in not too sweet, easy to swallow when you feel like sh*t, are quickly absorbed and are super portable. He has other things he uses as well but these are awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570934155027-ZO4XS6A0IEZH1WA16CVW/IMG_1466.jpeg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S The grocery receipts are longer than the kids - this day the woman at the checkout laughed when it printed. LAUGHED. Also that’s me in the background trying to find places to stash the loot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570935290371-BJP7O4UDNE7C4NU0D144/IMG_1465.jpeg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S This ain’t your grandma’s grocery shopping…between planning, purchasing, packing in car, unpacking from car, carrying to boat, and packing in boat I am ready for a drink and a deep sleep…no dice! Got a few other jobs waiting in the wings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570935168792-6K8KHE5VIE8W86H4EMNI/IMG_1464.jpeg Home - Nothing says "time to provision" like a broken fridge :S The result of trip 2/4…avoiding fridge items on this trip given the…ahem…lack of fridge :S https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/just-keep-swimming-just-keep-swimming monthly 0.5 2019-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570239682298-RIWG60VEZLJAS3L1D2CA/IMG_1240.jpeg Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... Hello you beautiful 370W LG solar panel….we will try not to drop you in the water when we install you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570239897735-SV8UMB5UERT3YFGVM7NQ/IMG_1214.jpeg Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... This boat is amazing…there are many, many, many places to store equipment and spares. But without a really good inventory and detailed index there is no way we could keep track of them all. We have started this task a few times in the past but we finally now know enough about this boat to actually know what we are looking at and therefore can provide the information required for the inventory…and then put it in a logical (to us at least) place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570239555411-8TJTERNABI2MUCII7LDF/IMG_1192.jpeg Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... In this photo we are tired, smelly and I am wearing the same shirt that I had been for the last 3 days with no bra…and oh ya, we were at a restaurant. KEEPING IT CLASSY FOLKS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570240419546-ZJQ2BCJD7FXBEX49BG0O/Screen+Shot+2019-10-04+at+9.14.39+PM.png Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... This day would have been really sweet…green and yellow is real nice sailing weather…this trip (plotted a few days ago) would have taken us about 4 days…today’s route (same departure and destination) would be 6 days…I’m hoping for a nice green / yellow 4 day-er to Bermuda :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570239759717-VGPMP9RWJACUZRLY1CXB/IMG_1175.jpg Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... One of the through hulls to be replaced. HR does all of theirs with saltwater brass which has a shelf-life of about 10 years…this baby is turning 20 next year so we thought we’d retire her and move up to bronze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1570240024256-ME7XB90XCMN65P4Y46KH/2d5ebf6d-fc11-4676-80b3-5b1db25f6d93.jpg Home - Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.... Liam and Grace enjoying one of the off-list jobs…upgraded the 24V outlets to fast-charging USB posts for the various electronics…Liam had the genius idea to do one out here too! And yes, we have flamingo cockpit cushions. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/drop-anchor-or-not monthly 0.5 2019-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569774101510-0TBS77KMI8EGKV56F7R4/Windlass+Wiring+Fixed Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... The finished product all wired up and ready to test. Hopefully to the trained eye this looks a lot better than the original! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569772478057-9W8C0KXIWVE086LJ441G/Matriarch+at+Anchor Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... Matriarch happily swinging on the hook. A nice quiet little anchorage, very protected and deep enough for us very close to shore. Lots of opportunity to watch the wild life doing it’s thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569772409961-R68MZNT0REKLN7V3HDFS/Windlass+Top+View Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... Windlass, chain, up/down foot switch on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569773749198-6MFHKSPTA3TPXOFU5955/Windlass+Locker Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... Nothing like a Wednesday morning spent in the forward v-berth locker with my multi-meter and a couple cans of corrosion inhibitor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569773952204-HQODK7S6UNNXS73REGOR/Broken+Breaker+Connections Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... Yikes! No wonder we weren’t getting enough power to the windlass control box to trigger the up/down action of the motor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569772526635-RKYDSRX8TR4LY85XGQ11/Windlass+Brake Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... One quick misguided attempt at a jury-rigged brake for the chain drop. We quickly abandoned this concept! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569773681238-BM20CGCESYN5CUTPG9H7/Corrosion+on+Windlass+Connections Home - Drop Anchor! Or Not... This is what the windlass control box (black box on top) and circuit breaker (small black box on bottom with button on left side of photo) looked like before I got to work. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-real-shake-downthank-cuss monthly 0.5 2019-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724344295-6E0BV16MY4Q9JQ6EKES0/Megan%2Bin%2BShower Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Tested out our showers onboard…that’s me all soaped up looking out our head window…I can not over state how LOVELY it is to have a shower on your boat and look out the window at the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724460066-6O4VYPNVN7AKQW7CSD5P/Cheers Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Cheers!! Thank cuss this is fun and there is beer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724309598-504S8QZUGD6GOWY27GMF/Grace%2BDriving%2BDinghy Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! This kid is a natural at the tiller of the outboard…I don’t know where she gets this confidence from but it will come in handy down south when Greg and I have had a few painkillers ;) (non-sailors: that’s a cocktail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724726901-A7MAV93KDX6XG4BN8UZD/Watching+Otters Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Playing with the river otters. My personal favourite animal of all time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569723728255-XG9DBQ2B8QGTX2IM4NI2/Kids+on+Paddleboard Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Bye bye! See you in a few hours and please be safe but please don’t come back right away but be safe but stay away but stay in sight…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569723833554-KGJUWIPL0OVCM2JTXK7I/Megan+and+Liam+Sailing Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Chillin’ in the cockpit with Liam…such a nice sail down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724600090-K8473E8P13DPPHN1K1X0/Ice+Cream+Selfie+Solomans Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Liam has been on us for months about soft serve and we finally found a great place and a great moment to indulge! Grace was too focused on managing the melt to look up :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724089061-6SOV7WXJCB8N7ZA9KZ8O/Sunset+in+Solomans Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! Goood morning…so calm and so beautiful (until the kids wake up) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569723884407-SW33EA9KAOIHSQTG2X8L/Aden+and+Container+Ship Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! That is a biiiigggg ship…watching the AIS signs is interesting and IMPORTANT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724683876-62QCLZDG94RDK8BIO3NQ/Lighthouse+Selfie Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! We happened on the Calvert Marine Museum on Pirate Day and it was AWESOME! Totally blew away all expectations and we spend the entire day there learning about early life on the Chesapeake and the sea life you can’t see in the muddy waters (spoiler: there is a LOT you can’t see). This is us nerding it up in the lighthouse! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569724573753-MRMC2HUTJYD28GTFQPW1/Kids+and+Key+Lime+Pie Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! OMG we have a KEY LIME PIE from a famous KEY LIME PIE place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569723983675-AMUNNY80T53WDM88K2EK/Kids+on+Bow Home - The real shake down...thank cuss! They find all the little nooks and crannies to play in / on when we are underway https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/tick-tocktime-to-prioritize monthly 0.5 2019-09-22 https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/what-goes-up monthly 0.5 2019-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569092770125-VCROKO6MWFSJM1CDZIVM/Megan%2BUp%2BMast%2B1 Home - What Goes Up... Time for a break while Megan is halfway up changing out the bulb for the steaming light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569095127778-ST1TFAXTITRB3YPFGS89/Running+Backstay+Chafe Home - What Goes Up... Running backstay was chafing on the aft edge of the spreader. Will need to get this fixed. While up there Megan re-taped the spreader to help protect from the rubbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569093864546-A4PRZ2NVNQVK0DRF4BDZ/Masthead+Light Home - What Goes Up... Nav light on top. Anchor light on bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569095168885-8JHE6BM1D7FGRFW4GK0O/Megan+Up+Mast+3 Home - What Goes Up... View up Tracey’s Creek. Beautiful day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569095354716-HI07MK2LJWSKYWPZ1M3L/View+Down+from+Top+of+Mast Home - What Goes Up... Megan’s view. Can you spot the good looking sailor texting on the bow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569096013705-4ROWDQLV45XA6VHQZU8X/Megan%2Bat%2BMast%2BTop Home - What Goes Up... My view. Looking good up there Megan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569092688439-7S8OLIUTRMKJDVAI8SXI/Megan+Up+Mast+2 Home - What Goes Up... Halfway up from Megan’s point of view. Easy breezy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569091625947-2DTV95SYILQOP2B6Q9AD/Megan+in+Bosuns+Chair Home - What Goes Up... Megan sitting comfy in her happy place ready to ascend. She tells me it’s a great chair - we won it at the Easter Seals silent charity auction at the Oakville Yacht Squadron and we had no idea at the time how much we would appreciate it (well, how much Megan would appreciate it). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1569093912656-304BBROSW3F802XQH499/Masthead+Light+2 Home - What Goes Up... A couple of bulbs 70 ft up are no problem for Megan. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/guest-blog monthly 0.5 2019-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897604201-BNQJ9XAAR9O5WJBKBZ5L/Tree+at+Erin%27s+House Home - Guest Blog Black arrows in the shade pointing to where I will see tulips next spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897670438-8SOAKV0P47Q026FS1CCX/Girl+Guide+Cookies Home - Guest Blog Sooo many cookies….$5 a box! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897984268-RS28CWW6ETQZQKVIYQT9/Grampy+and+Natalee Home - Guest Blog Grampie and Natalee spending some quality time around the Smokeless Campfire! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568898112246-AJ1O8USLCNN9762UDN8H/Bourbon Home - Guest Blog Could have been the Beer, Wine or Bourbon.......I'm not sure. But Sunday morning was rough! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897454662-5DIWAJBZS4W5XHY6WYZ9/Grace+at+Brownies Home - Guest Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897485887-LWA52R7OUG40CVZDVRND/Aden+at+Brownies Home - Guest Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568897354211-AAIITNEYIS4G434ZBOXN/Erin+Megan%27s+Sister Home - Guest Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568898824959-P8T7WD833GHI7OIQAGON/Mom%2Band%2BDad Home - Guest Blog Mumzie and Daddio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568898188829-5N8D5D0F3AK34FCPJBN1/Erin+Texting Home - Guest Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568898872211-8QD8MSRW296ZQ8301D2Z/Kids%2BEnjoying%2BSome%2BSparklers Home - Guest Blog Kids enjoying some sparklers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568898035460-D7GQ2DMN2Z725AE9UM9R/Matthew+and+Greg Home - Guest Blog Matthew and Greg reminiscing about the time in Disney World they held hands and looked like a couple! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/oh-canada-day-9what-happened-to-daily monthly 0.5 2019-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687860653-OKV3VOYE67XRQ6VE6WNY/Kyle%2Band%2BBeer Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Nothing better than talking beer over a few pints of beer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687840605-VZRHE99JG9U8MNLVIC6Q/Kyle%2Band%2BBeer%2B2 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? I hear this guy has the hook up for some late-season wheat beer (*inside joke). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568686900060-WBX4743LNOXSHUGP5S2P/Drone+Simulator Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Granddad imparting the ‘practice makes perfect’ lesson… sort of… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687120887-J821HSASAQG1AMWAKB5L/New+Tooth Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? “I wonder if the tooth fairy will pay me in Canadian or US dollars?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687723831-YQIYGEB9T6TW14TU6HMG/Megan+and+Erin+2 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568686076133-HTEF82DHDHU3B21X30TC/Brownie%2BCraft%2B1 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Our two Brownies intent on their work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687958506-3HSZTXYBU736ZJWMIPB6/Grace+Tooth+2 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? “Look Dad, my tooth is really loose!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687672551-X8NB9WZLLNGX9ELYOJ1C/Megan+and+Erin+1 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568686624085-WYOHQOLYQ0TSLGSL8B41/Brownie+Cookies Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Oh baby that’s a lot of Girl Guide Cookies to sell! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568687258890-TSY1EO9RCF4TRF9DZDV2/Rock+Cycle Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? The kids spent a couple hours with Grammy and her rock collection learning about the rock cycle and even got to take home some samples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568686343437-ZD2DY6QCOS7MPSADEBG2/Grandad+and+Liam+Flying+Drones Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Is this genetic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568686136697-CKJWAJTF6FTTHC0TIQIA/Brownie+Craft+2 Home - Oh Canada! Day 9...what happened to daily!?!? Getting in touch with their elf-self’s. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/oh-canada-day-3 monthly 0.5 2019-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210465263-D7D0FXT0O39IMPNUO8M6/Zumba+Class+1 Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Showing Grandma how it’s done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210522601-VE26JM73GWRRBP2NSS9C/Zumba+Class+2 Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Hydration break! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568212525532-5MR8TQP349D6OGAFI78H/Liam+and+Grandma Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Liam is as tall as Grandma now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210626937-B69OYIUX31K9ZZE57ZTZ/Liam+Making+Lunch Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 A perfect avocado! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210666221-FPN220X8WHGP5XDVON4W/Aden+Eating+Lunch Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Good lunch and we cleaned up after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210546280-95QXQ56M4IY0XOMTJC0G/Zumba+Class+3 Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Gettin’ their Zumba on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568225940070-7ZI9B1FG6HQBAXACEX0B/Kids%2Band%2BGrampy%2527s%2BTruck Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Kids lovin’ the big, brand new truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568211195968-2Q74BD8WJ430NV0WMU6O/Growth+Chart Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Grandma’s growth charts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568210437777-CW7FI08F44ZMHW3ZMGHJ/Grace%27s+Zumba+Outfit Home - Oh Canada! Day 3 Grace got some new workout clothes. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/oh-canada-day-2 monthly 0.5 2019-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568126633054-50VG8KBSUMNJD12RD3IP/Kids%2Bat%2BCoffee Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 Hanging out with the owner’s kids at Make in Milton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568129942102-LNHH3OYCZ0NB3D0XUOYK/Bacon+Avocado+and+Tomato Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 Mmmm bacon, avocado, and tomato! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568125764726-8DCCYGK3G63T8XNS3MA4/Dinner+With+Family Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 Dinner time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568125863199-HYFLMZOHT2K7V4RE8K4U/Grace+and+Repaired+Puppy Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 Grace and newly repaired puppy fast asleep at 830pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568126477371-TZP6Q69K34WBHO4RBVXL/Liam%2527s%2BRetainer Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 My appliance. The first few days wearing it hurt, but now it feels fine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568126562687-8CRMFBMA3P5CYMXUO8IG/On%2BWay%2Bto%2BAirport Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 On the way to the airport Grace had a little nap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568125838832-TQ4YLLX0CHWDDEH0KE5Z/Aden+and+Garvin Home - Oh Canada! Day 2 Aden catching up with her buddy Garvin! Snuggles all around. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/oh-canada-day-1 monthly 0.5 2019-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568031116992-FF7R0ABFW5ICHRAQNNYM/IMG_0575.jpeg Home - Oh Canada! Day 1 Not the best photo but absolutely the best company…and kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568031297362-3VZBU260B0RFMW9VFSYE/IMG_0567.jpeg Home - Oh Canada! Day 1 Aden and Portia…she is the sweetest little thing. Aden was over the moon with joy when she returned from this visit…look at that face :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568030997049-ILL2Q79PVFCKBAZNUQ55/IMG_0554.jpeg Home - Oh Canada! Day 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568031206520-MRODLXHFH189XPK0Y1RM/IMG_6782.jpg Home - Oh Canada! Day 1 Grace and Talia….so many giggles from these two little monsters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1568031258898-F9U86H1OD5E9Z2716T8I/IMG_0582.jpeg Home - Oh Canada! Day 1 Liam and Alvin with their respective iPads doing their thing…. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/back-to-schoolsorta-p monthly 0.5 2019-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567568244217-KMEK2NIDGTKBCRAYMEL8/IMG_0454.jpeg Home - Back to school...sorta :P Aden’s: brief, mixed, and OMG HER SPELLING IS SO SO SO BAD…how the EFF is this possible…she’s been in public school for 4 years now including JK/SK….this is CRAZY. Girl is going to get that sh*t straight in the next few months. Boat spelling bee’s are a thing right?!?! 10 points if you can decipher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567568380019-53W621F6C9MH7Y2J3LSS/IMG_0452.jpeg Home - Back to school...sorta :P Liam’s: Where is the “I learned how amazing my mom is at cranking out delicious food everyday using one pot?” or “I learned that my parents are awesome and managed to provide this opportunity for us through a combination of hard work and good luck?!?!” Lame. JK JK….he did pretty well given that Aden and Grace treated him like a human dictionary :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567568154229-E9E1S0645MRWYX3W2S2U/IMG_0450.jpeg Home - Back to school...sorta :P Grace’s: big writing, ideas from Liam…but damn her writing is much improved from a few months ago (yes it’s still bad but wait until you see Aden’s) …10 points if you can decipher this :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567543033673-IFFZ6272FKEJWDHFRJDX/IMG_6707.jpg Home - Back to school...sorta :P Look at me all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed….Greg’s juuuuust waking up muhahahaha https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/all-of-our-new-friends-are-going-to-the-bahamas-are-we-going-to-join-them monthly 0.5 2019-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567356903161-ARVWBLC6HQ1GFTLM69AA/IMG_0314.jpeg Home - All of our new friends are going to the Bahamas - are we going to join them? This is the torte Allan made. It was soooo good. We had it for breakfast with some greek yogurt today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567357641269-HQJOZNLL66R03KNI6VZ5/Screen+Shot+2019-09-01+at+1.05.55+PM.png Home - All of our new friends are going to the Bahamas - are we going to join them? This is Jeff and Marguerite’s boat. The inside is very big and very comfortable. Jeff chose the name :) https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-boat-doctor-is-in-update-on-adens-hand monthly 0.5 2019-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011122183-Y6MQCE27EWOI7ML9JKR9/IMG_0223.jpg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand Aden inspecting the first splint and wrap job…the tape on the wrist was to cover those metal tabs but they came off anyway… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011200606-7A20DPVNA62BJGZZEHQG/IMG_0239.jpeg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011215848-J9XDGDRDIZ7748B99IT9/IMG_0237.jpeg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011211766-9BQA0ZHGDGO8NFCU87UJ/IMG_0238.jpeg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011241359-D31KEZAIN2UIIUVCEGRS/IMG_0241.jpeg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1567011340957-POILILS0YCRNRS9HFREI/IMG_0219.jpeg Home - The Boat Doctor is IN: Update on Aden's Hand Early bloom of bruise on her middle sprained finger…she’s eager to unwrap it now that it’s been a few days to see what it looks like now :P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/haircut-and-hands monthly 0.5 2019-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566864819797-MRJYKMHAK43VCA44FMPJ/IMG_9937.jpg Home - Haircut and Hands. My hair was getting long. Here is me eating pizza we made on the BBQ last weekend I think. It was really good pizza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566865458041-QXHQGX6TDL5DCE3X5DTJ/IMG_0221.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. This is my other hand with the splint and the wrap. It hurst a lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566865513654-NEUBL7ADADWYH11ZBC93/IMG_0198.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. This was me before my injury. Won’t be doing this for a while. It’s a game Grace and I play where we go back and forth through the boat without touching the floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566865114229-0HTA37BRDZV13SRFBFOF/IMG_6587.jpg Home - Haircut and Hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566865117764-UAHFEQRLFX25Q5ZMUN7N/IMG_0177.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566864868209-ROL5YLUQQOJO3XYORYTH/IMG_0167.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566864872901-Q7GL65C3SYP4M81BCNJY/IMG_0168.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566864877174-GIYI3W0TZ17EDWHPUNG4/IMG_0169.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566865398838-AWV5YRK3JO8P80L3WYE9/IMG_0218.jpeg Home - Haircut and Hands. This hand hurts a little less. You can see the bruise on my middle finger and that it is swollen. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/engineering-is-really-useful-now monthly 0.5 2019-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566580899582-Z01ZLWLNI73FP0FWDTOM/Switch+Wiring+and+Multimeter Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Me and my multi-meter are becoming great friends! #nerd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566580454894-CI3HNQAP0UY70Q4MSKTX/Tracing+Stereo+Wiring Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Step 2: Trace that pesky power wire back to the electrical panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566580390031-PLWQ01UUJR16TY5IEVKE/Back+of+Electrical+Panel Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Step 3: Rewire and hope you didn’t break anything in the process! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566580596838-W73YFE7WFWPKL1776GJD/Greg%2BWiring%2BSound%2BSystem Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Step 1: Take stuff apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566588316816-TJ36RZJTG34B6T9O0QIV/Second%2BYear%2BQueens%2BEngineering Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now 1999. Second year Queen’s Engineering. What an eager young man ready to intimidate those naive first year students during frosh week with some gentian dye an a well-earned engineering jacket… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566581775406-W6JTPOSD4I55JGFZ7FHG/Finished+Engine+Room+with+New+Water+Cooling Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now A thing of beauty. Two new water hoses (the ones with the blue stripe) and a shiny new exhaust elbow (middle bottom of the picture). Testing confirms it works like a charm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566581288498-0UUD0MAC0NDZ4QEIRZG1/Exhaust+elbow+nipple+corrosion Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Hmm this water hose connection on the exhaust elbow looks suspicious. Better take the whole thing off and see what’s going on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566589580097-EUPRGOEGSLBDSWMGE03N/New%2Band%2BOld%2BExhaust%2BElbow Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now New exhaust elbow on the left. Original on the right. Salt water is killer on boat parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566580767782-G1JLUH7SR8EGXRWJ0YHO/Bow+Thruster+Switch+Wiring Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Why does it always look like such a mess behind these panels? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566581050861-EDPFIFZSVTWIKCDVT294/Corrosion+on+Hose+Fitting Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now …and after taking them off it turns out they are both really corroded inside the hose. Not much left of the fitting at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566581322369-AXS0OI43C2V7URXHOHBO/Old+exhaust+elbow+build+up Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now Is it salvageable? Probably with a good cleaning, but decided to put on a new one and keep the cleaned up original as a spare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566588271718-OF26OLH67LPN6EPD0WL5/Queens%252BEngineering%252BFreshman Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now 1998. First year Queen’s Engineering. What an eager young man ready to take on the world’s challenges. And some pretty sweet technology sitting on that desk… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566581497281-RG5MBBN1EVORZEYMZUJO/Water%2Bhose%2Bfittings Home - Engineering is Really Useful Now These two fittings in the water exhaust hose introduce two sharp angles which aren’t good for water flow… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-typical-atypical-day monthly 0.5 2019-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566184578455-ZKOW2G1AFRO4QWSR64FV/IMG_0001.JPG Home - The typical atypical day... Neither out nor in…super. We are so paranoid that we are going to break something expensive we decided to forgo the “learn how to fix it while out on the water” lesson for the “better be careful and fix it while protected and less likely to mess it up” approach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566185012227-O6ZYJVAJ3FV5M30JJSX1/IMG_0004.JPG Home - The typical atypical day... A fuzzy snap of Aden taking by Grace. Today Aden announced she was “over” her seasickness tendencies as she was in 20knots of wind with waves and felt perfectly comfortable up on deck and down below. Maybe she is…maybe it’s the heavier motion of the HR46….maybe it’s just luck and will all change with 8m ocean swell….I think the latter but we’ll keep you posted ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566184651499-DEYP2KA7OORZTBS3EGYB/IMG_0008.JPG Home - The typical atypical day... Mr. Cool steering with his feet…he is such a boat kid and I love his confidence at the helm. He would say he’s not at all confident but he hasn’t learned yet that most adults are faking their confidence :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566184894684-UW1E2NENC5X16JXLQSKU/IMG_0006.JPG Home - The typical atypical day... One out of two is something I guess…we were trucking along pretty nicely so it’s good to know she’ll move with just the jenny! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/when-moms-away monthly 0.5 2019-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566100775475-35WS0GTKYJ72IFUBZYH5/Beer+and+Kids Home - When Mom's Away Four of my favourite things! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566133321016-M87SDYQX2QLRDG2C10I3/public.jpeg Home - When Mom's Away The 1st Matriarch Brownies hard at work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566101583980-2WULRO07CJ1AHZY958F7/Liam+Hurt+2 Home - When Mom's Away Sisters can be tough. Liam’s second black eye this week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566101434884-58Q6G9SJBALB7KK333IF/Grace+Sleeping Home - When Mom's Away My view at 715am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566099630277-HYNPCIVMCHMCW8443G2N/Grace%2Bat%2Bthe%2BHelm Home - When Mom's Away Grace at the helm of our dinghy, Princess Nightbeard, on the way back from dinner. See that look in her eye? She’s got me right where she wants me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566101611196-KD5HRTR728JOU8B052CP/Grace+Eye Home - When Mom's Away She’s always watching… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566101034095-J7V3TDA4ER99TX3F0SII/Kids+in+Dinghy Home - When Mom's Away Grace is driving while Aden and Liam live their best lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566099722868-4J87D2DXQ8UCTJDJA8NF/Toronto%2BIsland%2BAirport Home - When Mom's Away Megan lands on Toronto Island after a quiet flight and a complimentary Canadian beer. Ah memories of sailing in the harbour and enjoying that skyline… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1566101748376-6DE6WMIIVZ0A4UXS4VWQ/Ottawa%2BStreet Home - When Mom's Away Megan’s view at 715am. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/i-have-developed-a-new-affliction-claustrophobic-hands monthly 0.5 2019-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565579396656-ZFZUBJUKCBMFQH1ZDGTE/IMG_6349.jpg Home - I have developed a new affliction: Claustrophobic Hands Me enjoying free hands for a hot minute. This was pre-twirl by the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565578847616-J475M50JZYZK0X9TSCSN/B7D793D7-A25C-4E1A-8D54-E851ACB1D787.jpg Home - I have developed a new affliction: Claustrophobic Hands Ya she’s cute and all but she was tickling my eyes and was sticky from sweat…as was I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565578938041-JETGB77U9X7BR7BRAOYB/IMG_9917.jpeg Home - I have developed a new affliction: Claustrophobic Hands Notice the one grabbing and the other waiting for the stealth other-hand grab once I put my phone away. What was I doing? Taking a pic of a big bruise on my arm that I didn’t remember getting because I thought it was neat. LOL. nerd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565578747457-7H0ML4CG8601V25WJ7T6/IMG_9857.jpg Home - I have developed a new affliction: Claustrophobic Hands The kids all up in Bill and Diane’s jam…sure sure Diane I know you love it but you were only here for two days! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-couple-that-drinks-bilge-water-togetherpukes-together-jk-jk monthly 0.5 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565146698010-4LBTXBDQI7NANOFAVUPY/IMG_9690.jpeg Home - The couple that drinks bilge water together...pukes together (jk jk!) Cleaning parts…super gross and greasy. New kid punishment idea: brush with the designated “cleaning” toothbrush muhahahaha (kidding kidding, relax Diane ;P) No Greg did not do all the dirty work - I did my share but he didn’t take any pics of me so you’ll have to take my word for it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565147184013-TI5T1ZY2NDKHQQAOEJFR/IMG_6312.jpg Home - The couple that drinks bilge water together...pukes together (jk jk!) That hose is come from the air conditioner in the aft cabin… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565147171234-5FMTQANL4FKXQ87O4Z7J/IMG_6315.jpg Home - The couple that drinks bilge water together...pukes together (jk jk!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565147189432-L4I5KSFBZ67KIN49KOUL/IMG_6317.jpg Home - The couple that drinks bilge water together...pukes together (jk jk!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1565146947018-FQIZL3V1N8RTLFNYSUWI/IMG_9648.jpeg Home - The couple that drinks bilge water together...pukes together (jk jk!) Terrible shot (thanks Liam!) of Greg and I jammed in the engine room trying to see some very hard to see things…HR generally has amazing access to their engines…way better than most boats. But it’s still a damn small space. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/a-month-into-boat-life monthly 0.5 2019-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972391270-CJDLVUD5LBI8UKEHS3HA/Dinghy+Davits Home - A Month Into Boat Life Dinghy davits almost done, just need to measure and order the stabilizer. Oh and put some solar on top. Ignore all the messy lines, it’s a kid job to get them all cleaned up and looking ship shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972992628-ZX6FJEUCAVV1I9QR3XIW/Fixing+A+Boat+Thing Home - A Month Into Boat Life Yours truly upside down in a cockpit locker fixing a few things in a very hard to reach location. Being short and flexible does have some advantages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972195505-ELNDXPUHJ3CU5ZN3BNEP/Kids+Doing+Science Home - A Month Into Boat Life Morning science class examining a deceased swallowtail butterfly we found on our walk back from getting coffee. Two out of three are totally into it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564973174166-9OPMGR6HQ7Y50EDFSSV5/Kids+in+Bed Home - A Month Into Boat Life Aden and Grace share a cabin and when they can’t resist getting into mischief after bedtime it’s time for the lee-clothes to go up for some separation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972262161-IP0RYXH6H5NKQM6945CR/Kids+Making+Card Home - A Month Into Boat Life One of our new friends retired recently so of course the kids were all over it with a custom-made card! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972632773-5CVAUF8CHV5JH5RFA2A2/Anchor%2BLock Home - A Month Into Boat Life Brand new locking mechanism for our brand new anchor only took drilling 4 holes through our deck after breaking off 2 drill bits halfway through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564972336511-7O42QU9Q5FD30PXMKPXD/DIY+Propane+Regulator Home - A Month Into Boat Life Our family likes to eat so the old propane regulator had to go before it sprung a leak and left us with no stovetop for meal prep. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/water-works-as-in-water-works-its-way-into-places-you-dont-want-it monthly 0.5 2019-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564666351121-R6YIFS798K6YYGU0I3UV/IMG_9507.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... That fitting was previously held on by two of those screws I am holding to the left. Greg is holding the upgraded solution in his hand. Along with some waterproof adhesive and we’ll be good to go. Provided that WAS the location of the leak of course…worse case it was NOT the problem but this would have become a problem at some point anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564666519172-2W52NLGEXRIJ5YFNP51E/IMG_6230.jpg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... The result of the hunt…what we think is the leak spot. See the two screws Greg is pointing at? Clearly there has been some seepage over time as evidenced by the rust stains running down. And when we touched the screws they were mucky and damp. Not as much water as we expected to see based on the amount on our self in the aft cabin but we think the leak quickly started and stopped in this storm and drained down to the first good exit point (above the shelf). Why now you ask? Water collects on top of the bimini and we push up from under from time to time to disperse it. We think a few of those gushers when straight down on to the damaged bimini fittings this time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564627393095-3YV3D111SH46GZH3V9J0/IMG_9490.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... Where there was mystery water… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564627615585-W63S02YDUTFYUFO13J9L/IMG_9486.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... Getting to know the boat means looking in all the places that are tucked away into ridiculously small spaces… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564627437568-EQTQEJ6I9A3DIP5AXJ73/IMG_9491.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... …which I verified but sliding this blue paper towel up under that wood strip along the liner as far as I could and then pulled out to see that small wet spot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564666217763-LX3MLK30BR2C32IF29YO/IMG_9500.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... This is the piece that holds the frame for the bimini in place, there is another fitting that attaches this to the coachroof. LOL can you tell which is the original and which is the replacement? Check out that bend! Sheesh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564667221079-FA87W2ZXVPXKEIPOVO6P/IMG_9510.jpeg Home - Water Works! As in water works it's way into places you don't want it.... Super sophisticated “drip catcher” in place for action until steps 3 and 4 are employed below. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/anchors-away-literally monthly 0.5 2019-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564197603740-XQX4DVLHCR1L533W7DRI/IMG_9345.jpeg Home - Anchors Away! Literally. See ya. The old CQR…sorry lady…you managed to hold the previous owners without catastrophe (as far as we know) but we are upgrading and you aren’t going to cut it anymore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564198110714-NWZOHDF56DUJOK177TTX/IMG_9352.jpeg Home - Anchors Away! Literally. See ya. In her new home…though tied up at the moment! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564198160478-4CF3TD4SRYC11THHBMW9/IMG_9353.jpeg Home - Anchors Away! Literally. See ya. Where we need the new fitting on the deck…the good news is that it’s accessible from the anchor locker (yay!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564197314018-4S0XE2NX6HJJM2LZO7LF/IMG_5436.jpeg Home - Anchors Away! Literally. See ya. The old CQR and the offending bow sprit…we took this photo in September 2018 when we did the survey of the boat prior to purchasing because I had Mantus on my mind even then ;P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564197712775-E6056SVCKANYN4CMKMRQ/IMG_9346.jpeg Home - Anchors Away! Literally. See ya. Our new 77lb Spade…totally different shape than the CQR in the lower right of this photo. The yellow is supposedly so we can “see” the anchor when it bites…we’ll see how that goes. Def not going to see it in the Chesapeake! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/safety-first-or-did-i-take-this-too-far monthly 0.5 2019-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564198216253-RNE80B7AX4E0E9XHS1T7/The+Pool Home - Safety First! Or Did I Take This Too Far? Heaven for the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564198591853-XNP48PUI56UXM4KTX53O/Mischievous%2BGrace Home - Safety First! Or Did I Take This Too Far? Innocent… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564198555442-D1IAOZCQKJBQMC1PCPKR/Mischievous%2BGrace%2B2 Home - Safety First! Or Did I Take This Too Far? Devilish… https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/let-there-be-led-light monthly 0.5 2019-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564106631290-P1SHOWFWMUY6MSMK5VOJ/LED+Lights Home - Let There Be Light! Left: Example of a halogen bulb inhabiting about half our light sockets. Middle: Examples of a couple different older LED bulbs, those resistors and capacitors look huge! Right: Our new lights encapsulated in silicon so no corrosion issues to worry about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564110891138-AVMTM2E06QMCIMMXM5GP/Nav%2BStation%2BLighting Home - Let There Be Light! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564111646319-WYETLYUX76LK1SX2I2BS/Night%2BLighting Home - Let There Be Light! No it’s not mood lighting, the red-light mode preserves night vision when inside during a night watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564110818455-4T60HB295NMJD7GZP7XU/Salon%2BLighting Home - Let There Be Light! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1564110850592-EOD8V7GFRQBULOLLH5XZ/Salon%252BLighting Home - Let There Be Light! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-good-stuff-according-to-the-kids-by-special-request monthly 0.5 2019-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563933418268-GIX03064E2BBQ76PK1MA/IMG_9282.jpg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) Pirate Mommy…apparently I have dimples and a unibrow…and a sweet dagger! Yarrrrr! One of dozens of one-page creations each day that decorate our less than 49 x 15 space :S https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563933828632-5A14OQIZGQUSFB9EXHHG/IMG_9130.jpg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) One of Graces favourite meals so far…that girl is crazy about corn and nearly lost her mind when she saw it at the grocery store :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563932571575-YPV3HB33YHH2MT5P2B5O/IMG_9295.jpg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) Liam’s modest creation with the scant amount of Lego he brought with him…seemed to make him happy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563933008818-SJKIT6STXEYV02JL4QID/IMG_9297.jpg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) The very ugly El Truco picture Aden lovingly hung up on the wall in the aft suite and happened to be the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes this morning…how did this thing get packed?!?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563932690496-L9HEN57J7CLT031B19AB/IMG_9249.jpg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) Aden’s crab as seen from over the side of the bridge we walk on to get to land…not the one she ended up eating of course, but when I asked her she didn’t hesitate to tell me she would eat it if she could! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563936325561-5MRX73J470V73RELTKW8/IMG_9301.jpeg Home - The good stuff according to the kids (by special request) The pictures Grace is referring to. They painted them at their friends house; the mom is an artist and did a mini class with the kids…these cats have been on my desk at the house for years and I’ve gotten attached to them so they made the journey to our new home :) Also unintentionally featured in this picture are all of our new LED lights! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/pancakes-pancakes-pancakes-pancakes monthly 0.5 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730778623-7AZR9W55YUYQ3EVXGHZV/IMG_9197.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes The infamous “well done” pancake that was the source of the “burnt or not burnt” debate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563731643966-YX08S20KTXRZ5L2K4EPP/IMG_9207.png Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes Proof of the above story straight from Liz’s Instagram feed…who knew I’d be referencing that menu almost two years later :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729894548-IXGU4YD9MF7YQWFCPL6A/955945a0-d2c3-4616-acfe-15090982c467.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes In the pool watching Finding Dory at night… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730358743-8JV2FSA66CUB2STEEJO3/IMG_9192.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes Liam and Greg cut out the insert for the frying pan - perfect fit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729856187-ZZNFF687OZAZEZIWDE0W/58533627708__F5FBD69D-EB51-4D67-AD9E-63854A38BA54.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes …after being in the pool all day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730893906-LBCXS0BB4GA1Q0J2S9RE/IMG_9203.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes Greg finishing his blog post with a coffee and banana to ‘stay his stomach’ while patiently waiting for his highly anticipated serving of obligatory pancakes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730527246-PDB0N2KOPGCS8GNGGN6G/IMG_9194.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes Batter ready. Pan ready. Here we go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730994863-ZJBRAHWRJ5FHY9YPD4JR/IMG_9205.jpeg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes A thing of beauty…the final pancakes (aka my serving)…there’s two big ones stacked there, hot coffee, sunlight and all sitting atop the BEAUTIFUL custom cutting boards made for us by my Dad, the original Getty Sunday Morning Pancake Tradition architect…thanks for the tradition Dad and thanks for the gorgeous boards that make our galley look even more like home :) Love you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730678979-RNZIUW1VMHE8BG3JNVX2/IMG_9195.jpg Home - Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes So far so good…yes it’s a big one. Don’t judge me! https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/boat-jobs monthly 0.5 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729132255-NCXH5NN6GSD0PENYIZTL/Air+conditioner Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Air conditioner drip pan getting too full with water. Just needed to clear and air locked drain hose and all was back in order. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729558134-XBOZXLI8A3UK5Y6KZ341/Main+furling Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs The finished product. Sails on so someday we can leave the dock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729306761-B9RIP4EO919SEM5JJ96C/Liam+Sanding+Cutting+Board Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs One of the crew sanding down our beautiful custom cutting board to fit exactly in space on the galley counter. It’s nice to have good help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730204028-QN1HCYHHPBCDKS6SJ8PM/Matriarch+lettering Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Lettering for our boat name is on order. Can’t wait to get it applied and do the full reveal! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563729468265-FSUQJTK8TOMZAAIZ962R/In-Mast+Furling Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Inside view of the base of our in-mast furling gear. Rigging the sails was another job we got done last week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563728436404-7FUI6WFILUZGZ7OTDMMM/Fridge+and+Freezer+Compressors Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Fridge and freezer compressors. Bonus points to anyone who can spot the refrigerant leak! This one needs some professional attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563728598346-X36DCPA93MY2GSDZR2Z5/Fibreglass+peeling+on+windgen+pole+base Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Underside of the base for our wind generator pole at the bottom of the stern locker. Notice the wood showing where the fibreglass has started peeling back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563730570904-DA4HGP7KPDUFZ8BC195I/Dripless+Shaft+Seal+Dripping Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs While tracing aft head plumbing, I noticed our dripless prop shaft seal was dripping. Not good. Everything else on hold until I was able to inject some grease which stopped the leak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563728708090-NUJ2UHKIM75GC021FIPW/Transformer+breaker Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs One of the first critical items we checked off the list: finding the isolation transformer breaker and re-setting it so the air conditioning worked! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563728493699-SWLLJIO8SYFJMB5CGWEU/Forward+Head+Choker+Valve Home - Our Growing List of Boat Jobs Hmm… a suspicious residue coming from the forward head’s choker valve. A sh&*tty job but the captain took care of replacing the valve before it could get any worse. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-hazards-of-living-on-a-boat monthly 0.5 2019-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563589789381-3N04H5SBG7G9DSQGRXE9/IMG_9131.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... Shoes off before getting on our teak deck please! Here is our attempt at solution to the flip-flop flinging off the dock problem. I give that box a week before it’s stinky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563589451902-1QJEHPLEWFYGFVAR6EV9/IMG_9158.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... Note the various places Greg has bashed his head…I am 5’10” and I have not experienced the same phenomenon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563589629283-52W8CNA2Y1JW5RKX20H9/IMG_9163.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... This one is in our cabin and I will admit a few near misses even for me…I pity my dad when he visits because if I’ve ever known someone to smack his head as much as Greg, it is Mel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563590008626-2AD41E8MJEOKZM6MT77B/IMG_8804.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... Aden protecting Muffin the Beenie Boo from….Aden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563589538448-ETKM9C5K6LWTP2TJ7GYC/IMG_9168.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... There is a very tiny knobby-screw thingy circled here and it was the very first thing Greg hit his head on the very first time he attempted to go below decks when we first saw this boat. Seriously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563590272911-ND9DEBA3ANTCP1ER9KLV/IMG_9171.jpeg Home - The hazards of living on a boat (Warning: lots of CAPS in this one)... Greg doing his engineering-thing with graph paper, pencil and ruler…now aren’t you glad I brought all that graph paper honey?!?! Also, note the beer in the background :P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/i-lost-my-tooth-today monthly 0.5 2019-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563238005567-0DJ0W3I02CDQQAJ7I9SV/1a7519ba-7603-4c90-b2cd-ace32bed49c9.jpg Home - I lost my tooth today! My tooth and the big space https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/easy-kid-boat-jobs-cleaning-the-cowl-vents monthly 0.5 2019-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563218862480-382R01N4FX5RQT4BU5NB/IMG_5900.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents Me taking off the base from the deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563220215498-JWEIPMFULH9YCL1YAVVR/IMG_5870.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents This is was the teak looked like after it was cleaned off. You can see how much has worn away since 2001. Mom and Dad say there is plenty of teak left though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563218266819-HQV33EKRT5U2TBJFOJV8/IMG_5895.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents Me taking off the top part of the vent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563219358447-HAUGRTDZ5B0TP576MD37/IMG_5905.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents Looking down into my cabin through the PVC and a good view of the wasps nest I had to get rid of https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563218323792-7CVZ5UETN331XI2TFXB7/IMG_5898.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents What it looks like inside the top part https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563219020063-6PTMTVPP0V6EXR1TPWD5/IMG_5902.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents This is what the deck looks like under the base. Most spots were pretty dirty. This one had a wasps nest on the side of the PVC tube going into the boat. I knocked it off with a screwdriver and dropped it overboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1563219472564-QGY8HQ5L1O9D36ICI4MU/IMG_5873.jpg Home - Easy Kid-Boat Jobs: Cleaning the cowl vents My workspace for Day 2. 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One of the first loads of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562612954065-DZ3XAKKW5FA4KCA7U83Q/Greg+and+Kyle+rowing+back+to+Matriarch Home - Move-in Day A romantic moment between Kyle and I as I row him to Matriarch with the promise of dinner and beers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562608651353-9FWSV8RC6NTMJE85DZ91/Harris%2Band%2BBryan%2BKids Home - Move-in Day Saying goodbye to our good friends the Bryan’s. Mike and Mandy were at work, but we gave the kids a hug and got their countertop guy to pause on their reno and take a pic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562610000855-ZFAGY7ADY5V8OBFIFO9K/Driving%2Binto%2BRainbow Home - Move-in Day Driving into a double rainbow. Hopefully a sign that we’re going in the right direction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562598608318-2T3LXAT7LK3TKKWBGBU3/Comforting+Her+Brother+on+Moving+Day Home - Move-in Day Aden gives Liam some comfort on our last morning in Milton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562609901278-X7FHFFFXA1EXCKUZ942A/Packed%2BCar Home - Move-in Day Our eyes felt as blurry as this picture looks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562609831234-VCRD9W9Q9V3Z0UKYX93L/Moving%2BConvoy Home - Move-in Day Moving convoy trucking along a slightly under the speed limit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562612562339-O7ONCK9DJ4UYI2Y2NRB2/Grace+at+table Home - Move-in Day Grace temporarily occupied among the piles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562612703630-AF38X5LQ4VBCG0FRTJ85/Kyle+and+girls+at+dinner Home - Move-in Day Kyle and the girls at dinner after a few very well deserved and much needed therapy beers. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/omg-we-have-arrived-and-omg-we-have-too-much-stuff monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562435213792-61J3KNWMCVTH6O274TWD/IMG_8735.jpeg Home - OMG we have arrived and OMG we have too much stuff... Oh it’s hot and you are tired and you wanted to sit down? Sorry we have a few sheets that apparently have taken up residence there :S https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562438904165-9ENA3OT8Y40MKTIOIWIX/030f41c8-cdde-4701-a0a2-ded032975225.jpg Home - OMG we have arrived and OMG we have too much stuff... Greg has a thing about taking pictures of me when I’m trying to sneak a nap…so this is me, sneaking a nap among the mess…that upside down Lysol Wipes container leaked by the way. Super. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562435084961-R0R339BTWXGII0VCHIYI/IMG_8738.jpeg Home - OMG we have arrived and OMG we have too much stuff... Ummm…eventually this will be a chart table, desk and workspace…right now it’s a nightmare https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562434929521-CWKL01EHDDO55XNSPA6T/image-asset.jpeg Home - OMG we have arrived and OMG we have too much stuff... One of the 3 or 4 bags of "stuff" making it's way to the car...you can see a superfluous bag poking out of the top of this one :P https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1562437981824-A0EZ6MVPBJKDGY23I5VL/IMG_8734.jpeg Home - OMG we have arrived and OMG we have too much stuff... The re-packed V-berth now housing the sails, Sailrite, extra PFDs, spares, yoga mats and 1st Matriarch Brownie Box…among other treasures ;P https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/the-6th-crew-member monthly 0.5 2019-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561953692796-ZJ3EM04URYKKS62X2NR5/IMG_7915.jpeg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561953698234-SL7SOHCDI7XYKIHXH5FW/IMG_7190.jpg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561953707035-3WTJLEQB0D7Y3986GHMZ/IMG_7459.jpeg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561953707355-DADBCIQ5ATTJDB9436ER/fffae1da-fd01-491c-880d-cbeef777b272.jpg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561953714032-U5YVT0NTHXZ4196XQNII/IMG_7288.jpeg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1561954325328-RRA0F2G6A6UAZD3K5LXA/IMG_7906.jpeg Home - The unexpected 6th crew member....not a happy story. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/our-plan-for-adventure monthly 0.5 2019-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560546220307-K3PCRGIOD1ARWP7561K3/Winter+2020+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560544939677-CS6BV0UMN3YDOGR314CS/Summer+2019+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560547894916-L5ND2UNUJ81GX5V01V1U/Spring+2020+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560545883187-X9BY1O33A2ZQ4YSC9Q5E/Fall+2019+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560695173742-QFMQR8B4X5KO9B0NRV7D/IMG_0083.JPG Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560548548683-NFOB4NTTJ8XVWFOPW278/Summer+%26+Fall+2020+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560735607216-TWYLS6VQQFVBE1FAGFSM/Summer+2019+to+Fall+2020+Map.jpg Home - Our Back-of-the-Envelope Plan for Sailing Adventures https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/how-we-got-here monthly 0.5 2019-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560736209979-Z61HFVHFSLXDBUH53IK2/DSC_0031.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? Above: Gong Show in her glory….that deck looks mighty open compared to Matriarch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737649159-Q2S4ZZIVOSX90J8CRF4W/IMG_4732.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737659811-1XIMWV5XZVD6ZV7DKDAW/IMG_4743.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737669681-670ZDIQZLQGPU6ELB6NZ/IMG_4802.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737675547-BDVFSLJQK7C8UV1C2JM1/IMG_4987.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737682387-AHYB0DNVQ4AS46O89KEA/IMG_5012.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737699382-AQPCXC58OXI610VZN95W/IMG_4809.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560568256843-1694RZXY64LNC8BO60ZY/DSC_0057.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? Me starting to realize how awesome sailing really can be…especially in Grenada! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737117777-AW5JS97QO7LFDPD4MD4S/IMG_3650.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737118704-P6R4LJS8HHPRCXSK5R3R/IMG_0601.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737123144-92NK6DHPUUBI9UNKY4C5/IMG_3680.jpeg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737862991-0LWU5RXG098JEVMUFHY8/IMG_0040.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560737878701-Q33ZMFAWHWWEO42MQ9N6/IMG_0042.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560567536454-YOX9JRM1OBUC04S3T5XD/PICT0002_6.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? Learning to walk with Daddy at the Cliff Haus…first support-free steps were taken there :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560568103285-V9REGFE9DCTCZYSJ3X4J/DSC_0063.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? Liam, Greg and Oscar the Bear at the Toronto Boat Show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560739018059-DFYTK512FCG8PG2SVYWA/IMG_1053.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? A happy Robyn with an unhappy Grace…thanks kid! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560739073204-W2YCBUIEDMZ0S2HF5785/IMG_0629.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560739083900-VIG91WH1LEDV85HE4IZ0/IMG_0637.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1560567467620-VHQY6QTQPJOMLBLJ51JG/PICT0058.jpg Home - How did we even get here…? Liam’s very first taste of seawater…literally. 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A glimpse of one of the to-do lists. Pink = house stuff; Blue = boat stuff; Yellow = I honestly forget what yellow represented when we started this list a few months ago and looking at the picture doesn’t help me narrow it down. Also you can see our new mattresses peaking in the bottom right. And another, very specific packing list in top right. https://www.harriscrew.ca/home/all-our-bags-are-packed-were-ready-to-gono-not-yet monthly 0.5 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb6f40ab1a622712e11832/1558567370954-1XY2KZA4AJH1ML57C1GC/IMG_7451.jpeg Home - All our bags are packed, we're ready to go...no not yet...fake news. 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