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Lessons from craft

Portland, teardrop camperbryan dangerAugust 25, 2013camper, home, teardrop, teardrop camper, tiny home, tntt

We finally wake up… this time to music and applause.
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“A hero’s welcome seems a bit much” we think to ourselves modestly, and then realize it’s laughter and screams “we’ll that’s a bit over the top to

We wake up groggy and have that moment where you lie there, not yet opening your eyes - and still trying to figure out where you are.
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To discern how much of the lingering imagery was dream vs reality - and then just as we think maybe it was all ju

Well, wasn’t our worst sail… I guess😳
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We knew we had only a day window to hop around to the north side of DR and allow for a quick jump up to the Bahamas in the next weather window… but somehow the weather arrived more than 12h

Prepped the boat the night before, arranged for final checkout at 6am (as early as law allows in the DR) and we made sure to gift some fresh mackerel because he was so friendly and willing to meet us early!
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Set sail, raised our DR flag and feeling

Sadly, after 4.5days offshore with nothing but satellite, our time in Samana mostly consisted of me being on the phone - catching up/touching base while we had decent wifi. 😖
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Forced a quick dip in the Infiniti pool before sunset (had to get it in

We arrived safely after 4.5days into the port of Samana, DR and all fueled up on ceviche and whale sightings.🤩
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We stopped in here on our way south almost 3yrs ago - and remember clearly how much of a hard time (and stress) we had docking the boat

We decided to duck into Samana to let the approaching weather pass before continuing to the Bahamas.
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By the time we rounded the point into the bay the wind was gone and the water was glass smooth, so we decided to drop the sails and motor to the m

Fish on!!! 🎣
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We’ve been talking throughout this crossing about how very long it’s been since we actually caught a fish.
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We used to feel mostly sustainable- catching most of our own fish and lobster. Last year our freezer was almost

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