by Rachel | May 11, 2019 | Cruiser's Review
Monday afternoon we moved from Sand Island at St. Helens Oregon over to the St. Helens Public Docks just across the channel. It was a quick hop and we were able to dock easily despite the high winds. The docks are very nice, well-maintained, with nice large cleats....
by Rachel | May 7, 2019 | Cruiser's Review, Mosaic Voyage Blog
Last Saturday we left our home slip in Portland Oregon for the last time. We’re now fulltime, liveaboard cruisers and we’re making our way toward Astoria and then will be heading up to the Puget Sound. I want to be sure that I remember all the places that...
by Rachel | Apr 24, 2019 | Mosaic Voyage Blog
We’ve only got ONE WEEKEND LEFT to finish the necessary boat projects and be ready to cast the lines and head for Astoria. Ten days from today, we will be leaving our home slip in Portland Oregon, the only home we’ve known since moving into our 40-foot...
by Rachel | Apr 14, 2019 | Boat Projects & Improvements, Mosaic Voyage Blog
Quick post, but I wanted to share our liferaft plan for our trip north from Portland Oregon up to the Puget Sound. Because we’re planning to be in the Puget Sound area for the next 2-3 years, we didn’t want to purchase a new liferaft right now. We want to...
by Rachel | Apr 4, 2019 | Mosaic Voyage Blog
Last summer, when we had to concede the goal of leaving Portland in August, we sat on the beach, determined to enjoy the day and not wallow in self-pity that we weren’t going yet. But, that day, we set our date. We promised ourselves that we would do everything...