As we worked our way westward through Indonesia we found ourselves approaching Komodo National Park, home of the Komodo Dragons. I was feeling pretty skeptical about this. If you had asked me at age 10 to name the greatest mall, planet, comedian, and lizard, I would have answered: West Edmonton, Planet Pluto, Bill Cosby and the Komodo Dragon. So… Let’s get this over with. We were pretty exhausted when we dropped our anchor in Komodo Bay after a 48 hour…
Mandolyn has arrived in Indonesia! After 4 days at sea, we arrived feeling snackish. Ever since leaving Mexico we’ve been trying to recapture the glory of affordable and delicious cuisine. Indonesia held promise, but before we could begin our search we’d need permission from the biosecurity department to go ashore. Around 11am on the day we arrived we picked up a team of health officers in our dinghy and brought them aboard Mandolyn for an inspection. I need to mention…
In 2016 we had a 31 foot sailboat named Sonrisa, and a home built plywood dinghy named Willis. At age 5 West made the following observation to Sarah, which we recorded for posterity: “Mom, Sonrisa and Willis are like you and me. A big lady, and a little boy.” How things have changed! West is now taller than Sarah. Sonrisa and Willis have been replaced by Mandolyn and Portimer. Mandolyn is beautiful and strong, she’s carried us halfway around the…