sailing
Greetings from the Fond du Lac River. Since our last update, we have left the sloping granite shores of Lake Athabasca and begun paddling among the sandstone ledges of the Fond du Lac River.
Our stay in Stony Rapids was amazing thanks to Ed at the Whitewater Inn and Waterfront… Read the rest
Cali lies fetal in the front yard. Her parents are on their way to visit us in Missoula and I prepare myself for the well-deserved interrogation that awaits me. It was my idea to achieve our first century day today, and judging from her night spent puking out of the… Read the rest
After years of listening to his wife petition for a trip to the Galapagos, adventure traveler Wayne Ng grabbed a few other eager family members and booked a trip to see for himself what all the fuss was about.… Read the rest
By Wayne Ng
When we landed at Puerto Moreno on San
Surfing, sailing and environmentalism; Captain Liz Clark’s lifestyle is envied by many. In 2006 Clark set out on her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, on an adventure to circumnavigate the globe. She documents her travels on her iWend Ambassador blog, describing all the details of her adventure from crazy surf moments to… Read the rest
Squall rain and a whipping wind woke me at dawn as Swell yanked and yawed on her mooring. I squeezed my eyes shut and rolled over again, not ready to face the reality of the day ahead”¦ despite the less than ideal conditions, I would HAVE to leave today. I… Read the rest
The amount of chaos inside Swell that had accumulated over the last two weeks of projects in the marina was mindboggling. Wood and metal scraps, half used glues and caulking, bits of wires, dirty rags, random screws, washers, and nuts, broken and assorted drill bits, frayed ends of cut ropes,… Read the rest
After a weekend of full surf immersion, I greeted the final items on the list last Monday with a sunburnt smile”¦ Okay, here we go”¦ Pull up the re-cut headsail. Go to the top to see where it lays. Search my hardware extras and find the PERFECT piece to lash… Read the rest
Swell is once again bobbing happily in the Pacific”¦for now, only at the boatyard marina, but piece by piece and day by day Swell comes together. Under time pressure from the Dear & Yonder filmmakers to be ready for some action in the next few weeks, I have been busting… Read the rest
