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...
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Jennifer
- Jun 24
- 21 min
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
- 11 min
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
- 8 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 10 min
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, 2021
- 13 min
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, 2021
- 16 min
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, 2021
- 18 min
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, 2020
- 13 min
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, 2020
- 14 min
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, 2020
- 10 min
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, 2020
- 11 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 7 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 8 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 10 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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...