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Jennifer
Jul 19, 202215 min read
Surprising Salvador!
Salvador has surprised me in so many wonderful ways. Salvador is the third largest city in Brazil with a population of 2.7 million and...
Jennifer
Jun 24, 202221 min read
8 Tales of Regret from 8 Countries
In the span of 8 months, we sailed through 8 countries/territories on our journey to our current location of Brazil.
Jennifer
Jun 16, 202211 min read
A to Z South Atlantic Cooking
🎶ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ🎶 We sailed 3400NM from Walvis Bay, Namibia to Salvador, Brazil which took a total of 26 days. We picked a...
Jennifer
Apr 3, 20228 min read
Mountain to Sea: Two Types of Fun
Chris and I recently completed our first ocean crossing across one of the most infamous oceans in the world, the Indian Ocean. There was...
Jennifer
Oct 9, 20216 min read
Freedom to Choose: Sea or Sky?
I believe freedom is when you are able to make your own choices within your personal circumstances, and realizing you are only one choice...
Jennifer
Sep 12, 202110 min read
Lessons from Sea: Living in the Present
One evening, I queried Chris, “What is your biggest complaint about me after ten years together?” Ever so diplomatic, he initially...
Jennifer
Apr 18, 202113 min read
Maldives is Still Magical Ten Years Later!
Sometimes when you visit a place that leaves a strong impression, you return years later to find out that either the place has changed or...
Jennifer
Mar 7, 202116 min read
Unforgettable Fairmont: How a Luxury Resort Altered the Course of our Life
When an experience is extremely powerful, over time you forget all the details of what happened, and are left with only a feeling. We...
Jennifer
Jan 15, 202118 min read
Sea & Sky: Offshore Sailing & Long-Haul Flying Similarities
Chris and I recently sailed from Phuket to the Maldives, the first leg on our Indian Ocean crossing. We quickly transitioned from coastal...
Jennifer
Dec 26, 202013 min read
Skylark Sea-RM
Crew resource management (CRM) is a required annual course at many airlines. For the last several years, we completed recurrent CRM...
Jennifer
Dec 11, 202014 min read
Ko Lipe - Southern Thailand Paradise
Ko Lipe, is one of our favorite islands in Thailand. The close proximity to Malaysia, makes is possible to see our home port of Langkawi...
Jennifer
Nov 6, 202010 min read
Phuket to Ko Lipe - The Long Way - Part 2
In part 1, we (Chris, Nicole and I) began our journey from Phuket to Ko Lipe, which is only about 100 miles from Phuket. We took the...
Jennifer
Oct 28, 202011 min read
Phuket to Ko Lipe - The Long Way - Part 1
Ko Lipe is one of our favorite islands in Thailand. There is beautiful clear water, amazing bars and restaurants, a great yoga studio,...
Jennifer
Jul 25, 20204 min read
Racha Noi and Our New Solar Life
We love our new solar panels and davits! We went from running our generator three times a day to not needing it at all on sunny days....
Jennifer
Jul 15, 20207 min read
Skylark's Makeover at Krabi Boat Lagoon
As of July 2020, the worldwide aviation situation has not improved, and we are waiting to hear when we can return to work. We have not...
Jennifer
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Racha Yai and the Underwater Elephant
We received our customs extension at Yacht Haven Marina allowing Skylark to remain in Thailand until January 1, 2021. After a week in the...
Jennifer
May 3, 20204 min read
Naka Noi: Lockdown on Otter Island
Phuket was entering lockdown as we discovered Naka Noi. We originally planned to visit The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort...
Jennifer
Mar 27, 20204 min read
Touchdown in Thailand
Chris and I finished our work sequences two days apart. At the time, we didn’t realize we would not see an airplane for a very, very long...
Jennifer
Feb 6, 20208 min read
Surin Islands, Skylark Style
Surin Islands are known to be absolutely spectacular so we made it part of our itinerary. Our plan was to depart Patong midday and sail...
Jennifer
Jan 24, 20203 min read
Spicy Sailing on Skylark
Nadia and Justin joined us for a three-week west coast of Thailand island hopping trip. We previously sailed with them in Madagascar for...
Jennifer
Jan 10, 202010 min read
Selamat tinggal Langkawi, Sawadika Phuket
Mid-December, we decided to sail up to Phuket. We visited Thailand several times before, for work and for vacation. We had already...
Jennifer
Nov 13, 20194 min read
Skylarking around Langkawi
It was our second time commuting to Skylark and my parents were going to visit for a week. My mom had a birthday during this time and...
Jennifer
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Skylark is Ours!
Skylark is now officially ours. She is a 2009 Amel 54 who has lived a pampered life since she was built in France. She was sailed by the...
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