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    • Antarctica & So. America Part 2
      • Drakes Passage #2, Happy New Year, Cape Horn, Ushuaia
      • Beagle Canal to Punta Arenas
      • Punta Arenas Trekking Adventure!
      • Final Days onboard
      • You want to go where??!
      • Mendoza Day 1
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      • Los Angeles to Buenos Aires
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      • Crystal Symphony Boarding
      • Montevideo and on to penguin land…Puerto Madyrn
      • There be penguins matey!
      • At sea – en route to the Falkland Islands
      • Falkland Islands
      • Antarctic Peninsula
        • Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula
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        • Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula
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    • Golfito, CR – Balboa, Panama
    • Partial Canal Transit
    • Pedro Miguel Boat Club
    • El Valle
    • Part II Canal Transit
    • Portobello
    • Linton
    • San Blas Islands
    • Cartagena, Columbia
    • Columbian Coast
  • 1999-2000 Net Result
    • Ventura to San Diego
    • San Diego to Cabo
    • Cabo to Puerto Vallarta
    • Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad
    • Barra to Acapulco
    • Acapulco to Barillas, E.S.
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    • Playa de Coco to Golfito
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Paris – Part 2

Paris – Part 2

Posted on October 23, 2017By Lisa
We were pretty much adjusted to the time change by this morning. Which was a good thing as we had lots planned for today.    Read More ...
Athens – Day 2

Athens – Day 2

Posted on October 27, 2017By Lisa
We walked our feet off today. Totaling over 10-1/2 miles from our hotel to Syntagma Square, up the Plaka to make our way around the Read More ...
Safaga Day 1 of Luxor Overland Trip

Safaga Day 1 of Luxor Overland Trip

Posted on November 1, 2017By Lisa
There were about 12 busses that would be going on this 2 day trip. The ship did an excellent job organizing the large number of Read More ...
Safaga Day 2 of Luxor Overland Trip

Safaga Day 2 of Luxor Overland Trip

Posted on November 2, 2017By Lisa
After buffet breakfast in the hotel, we were on the bus at 8:15a bound for the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings Read More ...
Petra, Jordan

Petra, Jordan

Posted on November 4, 2017By Lisa
We had an early departure for pretty much everyone onboard the ship for the full day excursion to Petra. There were 14 busses with an Read More ...
Thanksgiving 2014

Thanksgiving 2014

Posted on November 27, 2014By Lisa
What a treat it was for us to be able to live locally for the Thanksgiving Gerardin family gathering. Years before it was a real Read More ...
Pacific NW Hiking and Road Trip – Part 1

Pacific NW Hiking and Road Trip – Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2018By Lisa
After getting our Tesla and no longer having mileage limitation on our vehicle, we started planning a hiking vacation by car north to British Columbia. Read More ...
Tourists in Paris

Tourists in Paris

Posted on May 6, 2014By Lisa
We had booked a super hotel in the 6eme for two nights for us to wander around our favorite city to say our good-byes. This Read More ...
There be penguins matey!

There be penguins matey!

Posted on December 24, 2013By Lisa
We started the day with breakfast in our cabin: Breakfast Puerto Madyrn It was so strange to think that we were going to a penguin Read More ...
Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula

Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula

Posted on December 28, 2013By Lisa
Navigation Chart for Day 1 Antarctica: We made it!  This morning we arrived at Elephant island in blowing snow, fog and winds so strong you Read More ...
Day 2 Antarctic Peninsula

Day 2 Antarctic Peninsula

Posted on December 29, 2013By Lisa
Wow does not describe sufficiently our emotions! The captain had said that IF there was not too much ice (he really is a bit of Read More ...
Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula

Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula

Posted on December 30, 2013By Lisa
Day 3 found us in the Gerlache straights to the Neumeyer Channel and on to the final destination of Palmer Island. Since we didn’t want Read More ...
Mendoza Day 2

Mendoza Day 2

Posted on January 10, 2014By Lisa
This was our best day in Mendoza. We left around 11 in the morning to drive south for about an hour and a half into Read More ...
Arctic Adventure Part 1 – Iceland

Arctic Adventure Part 1 – Iceland

Posted on August 3, 2019By Lisa
Well, we’re off again. This time on an expedition cruise on the Seabourn Quest. Iceland and Greenland were the last places on our bucket list Read More ...
Arctic Adventure Part 2 – Greenland

Arctic Adventure Part 2 – Greenland

Posted on August 7, 2019By Lisa
  Our first day at sea was a busy one filled with lectures, briefings, and planning. We started off with a presentation by Iggy the Read More ...
Arctic Adventure Part 4 – Labrador & Newfoundland, Canada

Arctic Adventure Part 4 – Labrador & Newfoundland, Canada

Posted on August 22, 2019By Lisa
  We had originally put ourselves on a waiting list for a hiking trip at the Birchbrook Nordic ski club about 12kms from the town Read More ...
Arctic Adventure Part 5 – Quebec Province, Canada

Arctic Adventure Part 5 – Quebec Province, Canada

Posted on August 26, 2019By Lisa
  Monday found us in Havre – St. Pierre in the Quebec province. So now French is the primary language but man, there’s such a Read More ...
Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 1

Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 1

Posted on January 5, 2020By Lisa
Tired of the cold California winter weather we jumped on a super special offering when we saw it. The Azamara Journey is the same ship Read More ...
Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 2

Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2020By Lisa
  Our arrival in Hilo was overcast, windy and without sun. We were properly rested for the full day ahead of us whatever the weather Read More ...
Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 4

Tahiti 🇵🇫 bound 🏖🌞 ~ Part 4

Posted on January 21, 2020By Lisa
  Well, today was what to be the high point of our entire trip… We were returning to Bora Bora after 35 years.  We were Read More ...

Category: Northern California

Monterey Escape

Posted onApril 7, 2019April 23, 2019

It’s been a long rainy cold winter for us this year. We had a break in between Joe’s classes and decided to take a trip Read More …

Categories2019, Beer, Monterey, Northern California, Our BLOGTagsAlvarado Street Brewery, Big Sur, Big Sur Deli & Tap room, Fieldwork brewing, Garrapta State Park, Monterey, Monterey Aquarium, Peter B's Brew Pub, Pfeiffer Beach, Point Lobos, purple sand beach, Yeast of Eden

Boonville Beer Festival Weekend

Posted onApril 29, 2018December 20, 2018

The guest bathroom and other house projects had been going on for over a month. Joe had a fairly busy teaching schedule and so when Read More …

Categories2018, Beer, Northern California, Our BLOGTagsCalifornia Coast, Fort Ross, lighthouse, Point Arenas Lighthouse, The Madrones

Unpacking and settling in

Posted onSeptember 15, 2014October 27, 2018

A couple of days after our arrival, we decided to have an open house/August & September Gerardin birthdays gathering at the house. There are 6 Read More …

Categories2014, Moving North, Northern California, Our BLOG

Packing up 24 years

Posted onSeptember 4, 2014October 27, 2018

The countdown was on! The garage started filling up with boxes and more. Probably the smartest thing we did was hire professional movers to load Read More …

Categories2014, Moving North, Northern California, Our BLOGTagsNorthern California, ojai, So California

Big changes…

Posted onAugust 1, 2014October 27, 2018

It all started with our offering to house sit our cousins house in Marin for two weeks at the end of July. Since our return Read More …

Categories2014, Family, Moving North, Northern California, Our BLOG, Southern CaliforniaTagsBay area, moving, ojai, Santa Rosa, So California

San Francisco day trip

Posted onNovember 30, 2013October 27, 2018

During our Thanksgiving holiday in the Bay Area, we took the ferry from Larkspur to the city for the day. We were leaving shortly after our return Read More …

Categories2013, Northern California, Our BLOGTagsferry building, Larkspur ferry, San Francisco, Thanksgiving

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    • Around the world in 30 days
  • 2018
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    • Konnichiwa Japan
  • 2019
    • Arctic Adventure
    • Monterey
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    • Tahiti bound
  • Antarctica
  • Beer
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    • Cafe Citti
    • Chateau St. Jean
    • Chloe's Cafe
    • Lagunitas Tap Room
    • Midtown Cafe
    • Ramekins
      • 2016 Ramekins
      • 2017 Ramekins
      • 2018 Ramekins
    • Salt & Stone
    • SEA Thai…
    • The Backyard
    • The Girl & The Fig
  • Family
    • Family 2014
    • Family 2015
      • Michael & Nancy's Wedding
    • Family 2016
    • Family 2018
  • France
    • France 2014
    • France 2017
  • Hiking
    • Annadel
    • Hood Mountain
    • Jack London
    • Pt. Reyes
    • Sugarloaf Ridge
  • JoLi' Folie
  • Moving North
  • New House
    • 2018 Home Projects
      • Guest Bathroom
      • Master Bathroom
    • Extension Project
  • Northern California
  • Our BLOG
  • So. America
  • Southern California
  • Travels not on our vessel
Welcome to our web site

Welcome to our web site

Follow us on our journeys (mostly by water) over the years starting in 1999. Digital photography had just come out in 1999, the year we Read More ...

2020

2020

This year started out at the beginning of January with a 3+ week cruise to French Polynesia. We were tired of the winter weather and Read More ...

2019

2019

This year was a year of two wonderful trips. Our first trip was nearby to Monterey for hiking, brew pubs, and visiting the Monterey Aquarium.  Read More ...

2018

2018

This year was a year of travel and finishing the remodeling of our house.  Click here to view reverse chronological entries for 2018. You can Read More ...

2017

2017

2017 had two major events in our life.  One was the Tubbs fire on the 9th of October, that forced us to evacuate our home Read More ...

2016

2016

  2016 was a busy year for us. The extension remodel was completed in January. We flew to London for Sophie’s wedding in February. We hiked Read More ...

2015

2015

The year was filled with discovering a new hobby for us … hiking. We took some classes at Pt. Reyes National Park, hiked (literally) in Read More ...

2014

2014

Our adventures continued along with some amazing changes for us during 2014. The New Year found us on the last portion of our Antarctic cruise, Read More ...

2013

2013

Our year kicked off with the annual cousins gathering. We returned to France around the middle of April. We hauled JoLi’ Folie out in June for Read More ...

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  • 2020
    • Tahiti bound
      • Part 1 ~ LA – Hawaii
      • Part 2 ~ Hawaiian Islands
      • Part 3 ~ Hawaii – French Polynesia
      • Part 4 ~ French Polynesia
  • 2019
    • Monterey Escape
    • Arctic Adventure
      • Part 1 – Iceland
      • Part 2 – Greenland
      • Part 3 – No. (uninhabited) Canada
      • Part 4 – Labrador & Newfoundland, Canada
      • Part 5 – Quebec Province, Canada
  • 2018
    • Our Blog Items 2018
    • 2018 Pacific Northwest Trip
      • #1 – California Coast
      • #2 – Oregon Coast
      • #3 – Olympic National Park
      • #4 – Victoria Butchart Gardens
      • #5 – Squamish, BC
      • #6 – Joffre Lake and Pemberton, BC
      • #7 – Home via Mt. Rainer
    • Konnichiwa Japan
      • Tokyo
      • Cruise Part 1
      • Cruise Part 2 – Kobe
      • Cruise Part 3 – Kochi
      • Cruise Part 4 – Kobe
      • Cruise Part 5 – Busan, Korea
      • Cruise Part 6 – Nagasaki
      • Cruise Part 7 – Shimizu/Mt. Fuji
      • Cruise Part 8 – Yokohama
    • Family 2018
    • 2018 Ramekins
  • 2017
    • Our Blog Items 2017
    • Fire! Fire!
    • Ahh, Paris!
    • Around the world in 30 days
      • Off to Paris!
      • Paris – Part 2
      • Paris – Part 3
      • Athens – Day 1
      • Athens – Day 2
      • Piraeus Boarding Day
      • Agios Nikolaos, Crete
      • Transiting the Suez Canal
      • Safaga Day 1 of Luxor Overland Trip
      • Safaga Day 2 of Luxor Overland Trip
      • Aqaba, Jordan
      • Petra, Jordan
      • 4 Days at Sea
      • Prime C
      • Salalah, Oman
      • Pre-Muscat, Oman
      • Muscat, Oman
      • Dubai, UAE
      • Completing the Circle
    • Family
    • 2017 Ramekins
  • 2016
    • Our Blog Items 2016
    • Family
      • 2016 Gerardin Birthday Gathering
      • Thanksgiving 2016
    • 2016 Ramekins Classes
  • 2015
    • Our Blog Items 2015
    • Family
      • 2015 Gerardin Birthday Gathering
      • Thanksgiving 2015
    • Michael & Nancy’s Wedding
  • 2014
    • Our Blog Items 2014
    • Antarctica & So. America Part 2
      • Drakes Passage #2, Happy New Year, Cape Horn, Ushuaia
      • Beagle Canal to Punta Arenas
      • Punta Arenas Trekking Adventure!
      • Final Days onboard
      • You want to go where??!
      • Mendoza Day 1
      • Mendoza Day 2
      • Across the Andes…Again
    • Quick France Trip
      • Returning Rosie to France
      • Tourists in Paris
      • Adieu Paris
    • Family gatherings
      • 2014 Gerardin Aug/Sept Birthday & Open House Gathering
      • Thanksgiving 2014
  • 2013
    • Cousins Gathering
    • Return to France
    • May
    • June
    • In the Belgian yard
    • San Francisco day trip
    • Antarctica & So. America Pt. 1
      • Los Angeles to Buenos Aires
      • Buenos Aires
      • Crystal Symphony Boarding
      • Montevideo and on to penguin land…Puerto Madyrn
      • There be penguins matey!
      • At sea – en route to the Falkland Islands
      • Falkland Islands
      • Antarctic Peninsula
        • Day 1 Antarctic Peninsula
        • Day 2 Antarctic Peninsula
        • Day 3 Antarctic Peninsula
  • 2012
    • 2012 Cousins
    • Transatlantic
    • Summer Solstice
    • Picardie & Belgium
    • Thanksgiving 2012
    • Christmas in the UK
  • 2011
    • Return to France
    • Adam & Shannon
    • Paris visitors & Étretat
    • Brittany Gite
    • Baltic Cruise
    • Cergy 20th – Dordogne Part I
    • Dordogne Part 2
    • Thanksgiving 2011
    • Christmas Card 2011
  • 2010
    • Feb-Julie & Guy’s
    • Cousins
    • Return to France
    • Keukenhof Garden & AMS
    • June Étretat
    • July London
    • July the Lot
    • August Germany
    • Julie & Guy
    • Thanksgiving 2010
    • Christmas Card 2010
    • Winter 2010-11
  • Hiking
    • Annadel
    • Hood Mountain
    • Jack London
    • Pt. Reyes
    • Sugarloaf Ridge
  • Lisa’s BLOG
  • 2009
    • Micaela & Chris’ Wedding
    • May in France
    • Michael’s visit
    • June July
    • August Cruising
    • September
    • Thanksgiving 2009
    • Betty’s 90th
    • Christmas Card 2009
  • 2008
    • Jan-Feb in Paris
    • March in Paris
    • April in Paris
    • May in Calif
    • June back in France
    • July
    • August
    • Sept 1-14
    • Sept 15-30
    • Port Cergy
    • JoLi Exterior
    • Giverny visits
    • Auvers
    • Paris Scenes
    • October return to CA
    • Thanksgiving 2008
    • Christmas Card 2008
  • 2007
    • May-July cruising to Belgium
    • August visit to UK
    • Aug-Sept in the yard Part I
    • Aug-Sept in the yard Plates
    • Aug-Sept in the yard Bow
    • Aug-Sept in the yard Roof
    • Sept-Oct journey south to Paris
    • Oct our new mooring in Cergy
    • Thanksgiving 2007
    • Christmas Card 2007
  • 2006
    • Jan-Apr
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • Scenery
    • Barge Interior
    • Barge Exterior
    • Thanksgiving 2006
  • 2005
    • Net Result Apr/May
    • June
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    • August
    • September
    • October
    • Scenery
    • Thanksgiving 2005
  • 2004
    • How we spent our summer vacation
    • Pouilly Tunnel
    • Georgia & Mike’s Visit
    • Julie & Michael’s Visit
    • Stevie & Gerry’s Visit
    • Les Sixt Sont Quatre
    • Scenery
    • Thanksgiving 2004
  • 2003
    • January
    • February
    • May / June
    • June / July
    • July / August
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • Year End
    • November 2003
  • 2002
    • Trinidad
    • Kiddie Carnivale
    • Carnivale
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • Thanksgiving 2002
    • December
  • 2001 France
    • JoLi’ Folie Intro
    • Journey Part I
    • Thanksgiving 2001
    • Journey Part 2
  • 2001 Net Result
    • Golfito, CR – Balboa, Panama
    • Partial Canal Transit
    • Pedro Miguel Boat Club
    • El Valle
    • Part II Canal Transit
    • Portobello
    • Linton
    • San Blas Islands
    • Cartagena, Columbia
    • Columbian Coast
  • 1999-2000 Net Result
    • Ventura to San Diego
    • San Diego to Cabo
    • Cabo to Puerto Vallarta
    • Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad
    • Barra to Acapulco
    • Acapulco to Barillas, E.S.
    • El Salvador
    • E.S. to Playa Panama, CR
    • Playa de Coco to Golfito
    • Golfito, C.R.
    • Misc. Items