September 2019! I love the fall, and while it’s still hot in Texas, I look forward to cooler weather and one of my favorite times of the year. For the September calendar image, I’ve...
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Postcards from Star Flyer
My back-to-back cruises on the tall ship Star Flyer started in Malaga, Spain. Twenty-one days and 3,561 nautical miles later, we arrived in Bridgetown, Barbados. Here you'll find a gallery of photographs from the various...
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Wind Surf Cruise Review: Yachtsman’s Caribbean
Private yachts flock to the smaller British Virgin Islands and St. Barth's. There's a reason for this: they are home to some of the most beautiful beaches and water in the Caribbean. Floating in...
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Crossing the Atlantic on a Tall Ship
And so it begins . . . I am on Star Flyer as she heads out into the Atlantic making for Barbados and winter in the Caribbean. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on...
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Onboard the Royal Clipper
I sailed for two weeks on the Royal Clipper to the Windward and the Grenadine Islands. I boarded the ship in Barbados, only scheduled for a single week. Then I fell in love with...
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The Lightness of Being
To fly over the ocean on a winged ship . . . It is an old feeling. A deep feeling. In it we are connected, even to the ancient Phoenicians daring to explore the...
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When Cancer Returns
The doctor’s eyes shifted slightly when he looked at me during the meeting following my scan. I knew. And I knew immediately. In the scan following my initial surgery, there were tiny, tiny spots in my...
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