In part one of my trip report of the Aeolian Islands sailing adventure I outlined where we went and what we saw. I left out the lurid details of a sailing charter horror story because I know somebody like me will be searching for info about visiting the Aeolian Islands by sailboat. So, in that [...]

Ive been back for over a month now and have been trying to figure out the best way to put into words, our Italian adventure. One post was quickly ruled out. I think I’ve settled into three… but we’ll see. In this first installment I am going to just summarize the sailing experience. To try [...]

Channel Islands National Park celebrates its 30th anniversary as America’s 40th National Park during the month of March! President Jimmy Carter helped Southern Californians protect five of their offshore islands beginning March 5, 1980. Many people don’t realize that there are islands off the coast of Southern California and are further surprised to find out [...]