https://windhippie.com/https-www-instagram-com-boatlizard/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6838.jpgIMG_68382019-12-18T15:13:56+00:00weekly0.6https://windhippie.com/2019/11/25/whales-and-sunsets/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screenshot_20191124-143852.jpgScreenshot_20191124-143852https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/screenshot_20191124-143819.pngScreenshot_20191124-143819Frisbee on Palm Island with sailor friendshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/735665a3-3319-4f18-a1bd-c35433f586ec-460-000000c70e5d8e98.jpegTobago Cays group of islands, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesTobago Cays group of islands, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Photo courtesy of barefoot offshore sailing schoolhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/c14bcf53-e829-443a-aa4a-97981cfced96-460-000000c678d70238.jpegC14BCF53-E829-443A-AA4A-97981CFCED96-460-000000C678D70238Whaling Boats in Bequia. 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Don't they look happy?https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-20190808-wa0006.jpgIMG-20190808-WA0006https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-20190726-wa0011.jpgIMG-20190726-WA0011Porch Lifehttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-20190827-wa0003.jpgIMG-20190827-WA0003Little country houses in St. Luciahttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-20190727-wa0000.jpgIMG-20190727-WA0000One of the Guinness Bar crewhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img-20190721-wa0006.jpgIMG-20190721-WA00062019-11-05T14:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/10/14/is-this-the-right-bus-how-about-now/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190713_153347884_hdr.jpgIMG_20190713_153347884_HDRStorm Clouds over Guadeloupehttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190706_153223507.jpgIMG_20190706_153223507House in Les Sainteshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190706_150703494.jpgIMG_20190706_150703494https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190710_152444691_hdr.jpgIMG_20190710_152444691_HDRMy favorite anchorage in Guadeloupehttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190706_152923200_hdr.jpgIMG_20190706_152923200_HDRHarbor in Terre de Hauthttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190710_153043794_hdr.jpgIMG_20190710_153043794_HDRhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_20190706_150628076_hdr-1.jpgIMG_20190706_150628076_HDRChicken Alley2019-10-21T02:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/09/30/i-need-the-water-for-my-boat/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2433.jpgIMG_2433https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2434.jpgIMG_2434Mountain Fernhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2432.jpgIMG_2432Coconut vendor in the mountains of Martinique2019-10-01T01:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/06/19/optimist-family/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/screen-shot-2019-06-19-at-8.47.15-am.pngScreen shot 2019-06-19 at 8.47.15 AMOptimists Sailing Photo from sailingdata.comhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190531_114348525_hdr.jpgIMG_20190531_114348525_HDRhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190519_174427671.jpgIMG_20190519_174427671https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190602_164036806_hdr.jpgIMG_20190602_164036806_HDRhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_20190510_184240430.jpgIMG_20190510_1842404302019-06-20T23:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/06/10/paradise-loose-pants-and-party-crashing/2019-06-12T04:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/06/03/croissants-and-wine/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1018.pngIMG_1018https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1016.pngIMG_1016https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_1012.pngIMG_10122019-06-05T04:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/05/06/pickles-for-breakfast/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190503_095145078_hdr.jpgIMG_20190503_095145078_HDRhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190430_125706920_hdr.jpgIMG_20190430_125706920_HDRTop of St. John'shttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190427_141726379_hdr.jpgIMG_20190427_141726379_HDRThe dinghy tie-up in Coral Bayhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gopr5024_1557149604180_high.jpgGOPR5024_1557149604180_highSurveying Marigot town, St. Martinhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_20190503_094922493_hdr.jpgIMG_20190503_094922493_HDRhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gopr5002_1557149519680_high.jpgGOPR5002_1557149519680_highBeautiful sunset in Marigot Bayhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gopr4990_1557149502252_high.jpgGOPR4990_1557149502252_highhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/gopr4977_1557149415168_high.jpgGOPR4977_1557149415168_high2019-05-07T02:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/04/29/culebra/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4793_1556545838658_high-2.jpgGOPR4793_1556545838658_highhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4793_1556545838658_high-1.jpgGOPR4793_1556545838658_highhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4903_1556545387037_high-1.jpgGOPR4903_1556545387037_highhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4819_1556545695320_high2.jpgGOPR4819_1556545695320_high~2Beautiful Culebra beachhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4793_1556545838658_high.jpgGOPR4793_1556545838658_highLaundry Day! 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Everything looked great, but the bottom paint is already starting to chip offhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4817_1556545641802_high.jpgGOPR4817_1556545641802_high2019-04-30T14:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/04/20/beaufort-to-culebra-14-days-alone-at-sea/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4541_1555727610313_high.jpgGOPR4541_1555727610313_highMy last peaceful sunset for 10 days https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gopr4634_1555725074077_high.jpgGOPR4634_1555725074077_highCockpit bath time! My small pot also doubles as a shower ladle https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/user_scoped_temp_data_orca-image-587747719.jpeg_1555726172896.jpegUSER_SCOPED_TEMP_DATA_orca-image--587747719.jpeg_1555726172896I colored over my track line to make it stand out more. This is how far north I got swept in the Gulf Stream storm, with final bid for freedom!2019-05-04T17:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/03/27/home-freezing-cold-home/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot_20190327-134857.pngScreenshot_20190327-134857Sewing my new canopy from an old sailhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screenshot_20190327-134550.pngScreenshot_20190327-134550waterproofing the anchor chain locker. It's so nice to work from bedhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190327_134709_01.jpgIMG_20190327_134709_01Sail inventory at the marine salvage shop. https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190327_120857_100.jpgIMG_20190327_120857_100Charts! https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190312_200010989.jpgIMG_20190312_200010989Wiring in my new VHF with AIS capabilities!https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190307_135723204_hdr.jpgIMG_20190307_135723204_HDRRe-bedding the anchor chain portshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_082805721_hdr.jpgIMG_20190305_082805721_HDRNot many moms would visit their kid on a cold, snowy, unheated boathttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190305_082230942_hdr.jpgIMG_20190305_082230942_HDRSnowy first morning! This was the first snow I saw while living aboard Geckohttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190303_121625499.jpgIMG_20190303_121625499https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_20190303_121451412.jpgIMG_20190303_121451412Day 1 of being home. Note the clean hair, nice clothes, and well-rested face. Yep, definitely day 1 2019-03-28T12:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2019/03/21/oriental-and-away/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6384.jpgIMG_6384https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_6028.jpgIMG_6028Almost to Oriental and finally not wearing pantshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5971.jpgIMG_5971https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5971-1.jpgIMG_5971 (1)My first sunset in the cockpit of the triphttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5901.pngIMG_5901Dewey mornings south of Alligator Riverhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5890.jpgIMG_5890Downwind run to make an anchorage before dark. Spoiler: I made it two hours after the sunsethttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5826.jpgIMG_5826First sunny day in the intracoastal. I'm down to only one layer of clothing!https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5810.jpgIMG_5810Gecko mucks in the Dismal Swamphttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5800.jpgIMG_5800My first lock! It was pouring rain, but I enjoyed every minute of it!2019-04-20T02:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/11/23/homelessness-and-the-final-push/2019-09-30T23:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/11/15/leaks-gales-and-liberty/2018-11-15T14:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/11/08/20-is-the-new-10/2018-11-08T22:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/11/03/dolphins-whales-and-avian-hitchhikers/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/02c0359e-e3a9-42ab-9c75-f425c69558fb.jpeg02C0359E-E3A9-42AB-9C75-F425C69558FBMy temporary pethttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/55d3399e-b23f-47f9-9b01-5a7368e64112.png55D3399E-B23F-47F9-9B01-5A7368E641122018-11-03T13:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/journal/2018-10-30T00:29:55+00:00weekly0.6https://windhippie.com/2018/10/28/provisioning-for-the-cold/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/732fceb5-a7f2-45e2-963e-a33074b5a70e.jpeg732FCEB5-A7F2-45E2-963E-A33074B5A70EOld anchor rodehttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/0c14148b-b8ec-490d-87ed-1b45cc0ba072.jpeg0C14148B-B8EC-490D-87ED-1B45CC0BA072Gorgeous fall days justify the temperatureshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/3ec38cc1-f971-4ed5-8672-2c66b218d4da.jpeg3EC38CC1-F971-4ED5-8672-2C66B218D4DAThe average temperature for my trip will be low 40's in the day. https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cf37cc33-a50a-4df9-8c98-0faaf5d439b9.jpegCF37CC33-A50A-4DF9-8C98-0FAAF5D439B9A peek at some of my dried food provisions2018-10-29T19:46:20+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/about-my-boat/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/grinde_drawing.jpggrinde_drawingCredit: sailboatdata.com2018-10-19T16:39:36+00:00weekly0.6https://windhippie.com/2018/10/18/overhaul-part-1-carpentry-love-notes-and-the-custom-galley/2018-10-19T00:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/10/07/south-of-cape-horn/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc00194.jpgDSC00194All tied up at stationhttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0469.jpgIMG_0469Ice and fog in front of the glacier skirted mountainshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc_0005.jpgDSC_0005Our first views of the scenery2018-10-08T11:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/09/09/first-solo-trip-thunderstorm/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_49611.jpgIMG_4961The heart of the storm approaches Gecko2018-10-07T17:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://windhippie.com/2018/09/27/its-spring-in-southern-chile/https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3143c93d-a275-4fac-a551-628ea1004994.jpeg3143C93D-A275-4FAC-A551-628EA1004994Gentoo penguins waddle around,, completely unafraid of us weird humans in our bright orange drysuits https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/6c58fe79-5bca-4b93-87da-bab378b10fb2.jpeg6C58FE79-5BCA-4B93-87DA-BAB378B10FB2https://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/86a6db56-42da-47ac-84d5-ed0e106a525d.jpeg86A6DB56-42DA-47AC-84D5-ED0E106A525DHanging a block on the A-frame- one of my varied jobs on the boatshttps://windhippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/81f5a885-089e-485d-9217-a6449fc965ef.jpeg81F5A885-089E-485D-9217-A6449FC965EFThe Gould in one of the Antarctic fjords. 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