Spent the day in Crown Bay and we are headed north to Jax tonight. I love getting underway, especially when we're in week 4 of the trip and close to going home! 

I think of 2013 as the lost year. I worked so much, and missed so much, and spent a lot of time feeling up in the air. I started making a huge effort to savor the time I did have at home. It was such a blur, and if it weren't for the notes and … Continue reading 2014: Bring on the Zen →

Being at home was great, and one of my favorite moments was getting to ride along with my friends on a ship job in Carquinez Strait on a glorious sunny NorCal winter day. Now I'm back at work, and I have a trainee mate on watch with me. It's strange to be teaching someone my job! … Continue reading Christmas tugs →