[life] is escaping illness
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We finally had a respite from illness in the second day of our long weekend. Everyone was already on the mend when we left town but Maliea was still fighting something. It reared it’s head on Saturday when her breakfast came back up and then again on Sunday with severe stomach cramps and gas. Poor [...]
[life] at anchor and at sea
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Our Catalina trip was amazing. It really doesn’t get better than life on a boat. The all-inclusive, pre-packaged vacation is just not our thing. This was the best way to get away. Yes, it was a lot more demanding than most people would like but I feel rewarded and satisfied by a do-it-yourself, down-and-dirty, get [...]
[life] is sailing Catalina
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We are not sailing to Catalina this weekend but we will be sailing along Catalina Island. In the past we have taken the ferry boat over and back but stayed on Pelican with Gramma Grampa and we have also sailed from Oceanside to Two Harbors then moored on Pelican in Cherry Cove and took the [...]
[life] camp gramma grampa —- day two
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Maliea and I arrived at Camp Gramma Grampa on day two after the activities were in full swing. We made it just in time to watch the water capers and s’more pig out. Merrik barely noticed my presence. It was fun to be like a fly on the wall to watch him in the middle [...]