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Going Home

Cale — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:26:25 +0000

…Travel stories from sailing the Cooks to Samoa… DRAFT It’s such a horrible thing, a mind without a heart. I wonder what travel is for, or what it should be for; and I know. I travel for knowledge. To acquire language. To build identity by the whole world; … Continue reading Going Home →

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Credence in Tahiti

Cale — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:35:29 +0000

…Travel stories from Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora… The first captain Rob I knew was aboard the Canadian boat in the Panama Canal. Now I was in Tahiti, and this new captain Rob had been also at the announcement board at Marina Taina where everyone posts information about things … Continue reading Credence in Tahiti →

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A Seafarer Jinxing

Cale — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 01:04:43 +0000

…Travel stories from sailing in French Polynesia… His speak was theatrical. That is the word to describe it. It was not flamboyant, and it wasn’t filled with emotion–it was plainly theatrical. He spoke for a stage, or more precisely for a lecture hall, and his runty but upheld stature … Continue reading A Seafarer Jinxing →

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Marquesian Marooning

Cale — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:07:24 +0000

…Travel stories from sailing in the Marquesas… I was reading when the spinnaker began to fold over on itself. I looked at Lido’s passive features, calm as Sunday as he stood at the helm, turning the wheel to find the wind. It was a remarkably blue day on a … Continue reading Marquesian Marooning →

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On the Sea

Cale — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:41:36 +0000

…Travel stories from sailing across the Pacific Ocean… May 28th San Cristobal, Galapagos Dangerous incident. Jeopardizes entire Pacific crossing. Family was sitting in cabin eating potato and eggs in a basket breakfast when bow of cruise ship slowly came about, bulk pushed by wind, poorly tended … Continue reading On the Sea →

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Voyage of the Beagle

Cale — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:10:10 +0000

…Travel stories from the Galapagos Island San Cristobal… With me everything is poop. Dirk pointed it out as we mashed together a string of conversations while he and Lido returned the bottle of rum to its natural state of emptiness. “You expect these people to pay for your crap?” … Continue reading Voyage of the Beagle →

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Sairam Meditations

Cale — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:34:36 +0000

…Travel stories sailing to the Galapagos… The following are a collection of thoughts thunk out during the 3 weeks between the Playita de Amador anchorage in Panama City and the Galapagos Island of San Cristobal. On Panama City 1 To friends and new arrivals at Playita anchorage … Continue reading Sairam Meditations →

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Crew Chapters | The Search to Crew a Sailboat Across the Pacific

Cale — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:32:00 +0000

…Travel stories about crewing across the Pacific Ocean… Chapter 1 – Coming Full Circle in Panama 03.14.13 When I had set my feet on land, I was immediately swaying back and forth in time with an earthen sea that no longer required my body to adapt. In a boat’s … Continue reading Crew Chapters | The Search to Crew a Sailboat Across the Pacific →

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Sailing Worth Gray

Cale — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:38:52 +0000

…Travel stories sailing boat hitchhiking from Colombia to Panama… Out in the harbor among a few dozen vessels anchored and bobbing slightly in the water was a catamaran and a man aboard frantically moving about from bow to stern. He grabbed pieces of equipment and moved them. He reached … Continue reading Sailing Worth Gray →

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Tell Me On to Cartagena!

Cale — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:08:15 +0000

…Travel stories from hitchhiking to Cartagena, Colombia… It’s about language. It’s about learning who you are. It’s about not getting comfortable with one way of life because you want to actively acknowledge all its possibilities. It’s not about indecision but about understanding the world from different perspectives before important … Continue reading Tell Me On to Cartagena! →

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