pre-voyage preparations

Kids on the rig - they all were anxious to climb the mast after having waited nearly three years.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Tormentina & James sort out over 1000 meters of lines as we re-rig the boat.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Running lines.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

The kids label the running lines for our upcoming voyage.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Our home in it's pre-voyage state as we interface electronics and check all our systems.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

coco art

Craving coconut juice and meat has provided my mad artist kids with a cool 3D surface to paint. Awesome multi-step project of scraping off the fibers, painting each side, then re-attaching the halves into a whole, sometimes with a hidden treasure inside (hopefully not the house key!), with a grand finale where the nut is broken open with a hammer. Wish I could take credit for the creative concept & end result, but this one was fully kid-driven.

Coco Art 2016 - coconut shells, tempera, acrylic, and silicone.
Left nut by Tormentina, Right nut by Raivo.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

evening walk with the kids

dock life

No shower on board Anasazi Girl.  The weather has finally gotten good enough for a hose + buckets on the dock. It's pretty cool to think that Tormentina used to fit in these buckets. She's an incredible older sister, a huge help with Pearl.  

Hobson West Marina, Viaduct Harbour Auckland - NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Hobson West Marina, Viaduct Harbour Auckland - NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Hobson West Marina, Viaduct Harbour Auckland - NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Hobson West Marina, Viaduct Harbour Auckland - NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Hobson West Marina, Viaduct Harbour Auckland - NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

pōhutukawa sculpture

Our kids don't have many toys.  Tormentina is our top scavenger, and most of the things she plays with are found objects.  Here, she sculpts a beautiful piece of art for me, a treasure just before the warm sun disappears for the day.

Incredible, beautiful, creative girl.
Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Tormentina's sculpture:  Pōhutukawa sticks, leaves, crimson flowers, sand & stone.
Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)