Anasazi Racing: outdoor kids

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August 23, 2018

evening swim antics on the dock / grenada

Raivo, Tormentina, & Alexandra. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

Tormy & Alex. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

August 22, 2018

the simple joy of experiencing nature / grenada

Perpertual world travel with our children since their births has allowed us to live a minimalist lifestyle, with very few things that we carry around with us besides the real basic life necessities.

When birthdays & holidays come around, we don't buy toys. Gifts from us usually involve tools, cultural events, art supplies, music, or some form of experience that supports a passion of their particular interest.

When we're in port, the kids have no-rules/free use of devices to watch movies, play games, and educate themselves. When there is internet, they binge on information & entertainment.

They make prolific art - paintings that get sent all over the world to friends they have met on their travels, natural sculptures or art installations that disappear with the elements, sketchbooks filled with drawings.

Physical recreation is a daily necessity and takes on a form that best fits our current environment.

Endless entertainment comes from the simple joy of exploring and physically experiencing the natural environment. My kids are interested in learning about the local flora & fauna, appreciating its beauty, danger, and also its delicacy. Through this interest, they grow a natural desire to preserve, protect & respect it.

Sea snails, urchins, coral, Hibiscus tiliaceus (beach maho), found shells, and the ebb & flow of the tide...

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

hermit crab / grenada

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

August 20, 2018

life on the dock / grenada

Washed up conch shell. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

Raivo & Tormentina race each other home. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

August 18, 2018

st. david's habour / grenada

Living on a boat, we have always worried about our kids & safety on/in the water. The only time they have fallen in is when we've been on the dock. It usually involves getting on & off the boat and all the kids except Tarzan have fallen in more than once.

It was such a great treat for us to finish our cirucmnavigation in the Caribbean, where warm waters are always inviting, especially after spending so many years in the icy waters of our high latitude ports. Our goal for our time here in this part of the world is for all of our kids to feel comfortable and strong in the water.

Tormentina helps Tarzie get comfortable in the water. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

August 12, 2018

exploring the tropical forest / grenada

Into the coconut jungle. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (May 2017)

June 26, 2018

hillsides of seno lauta harbour

On the hillside above Seno Lauta Harbour, my kids always made a daily stop on our walks to smell the flowers, pick fresh mint & calafate berries, or would simply sit in the tall grass & watch the beautiful view of the Beagle Channel and Martial mountain range. My younger daughter Pearl still tells me that she misses her mint patch.

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

November 12, 2017

plaza de armas, natales

Fountain Action Suit.
Plaza de Armas, Puerto Natales, Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

springtime prat

Air
Puerto Prat - Provincia de Última Esperanza - CHILE (octubre de 2017)

Cowboy & Corral
Puerto Prat - Provincia de Última Esperanza - CHILE (octubre de 2017)

November 7, 2017

feather boa

Pearl's finished head-dress worn here as a boa.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

The above batch of feathers Pearl found during one session of "feathering" as she calls it. This involves combing through the tall grasses of the three pastures behind our house. Thanks to Dances with Wolves my daughter has a head-dress addiction. To make this one, she spent an hour looking at pictures on the internet of native American head-dresses, cutting handles off our re-usable shopping bags, feathers started flying in the kitchen, and silicone madness followed.