Finding Peace at Sea

This morning I was able to find peace with my thoughts. Sitting on the rolled up dingy on Khulula’s foredeck, drinking tea and watching the sun illuminate the world, I was able to close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, allow the anxiety to leave and I find...

The Goldilocks Complex

Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, Just Righhhhhttttttt…… ahhh or in sailing terms: Not Enough Wind, Too Much Wind, and Just Righhhhttttt…… About 9 days ago, the winds were light and the ocean almost completely flat, just an almost unperceivable deep...

Shocked by garbage

Well, the wind has been down all day and the seas quite calm so, despite being far south of the gyre, we decided to try out our borrowed Algulita Foundation garbage manta trawl. Just to see if we could get the deployment figured out and see if there were any changes...

World Oceans Day

As of December last year, June 8th is now officially World Oceans Day as per the recommendation of the United Nations. It is a day to celebrate our oceans, to remember how incredibly important they are to the survival our planet and a day to try and provoke change in...

OceanGybe Leaves the Beach

For one of the first times on this voyage, we have left the beaches and coastlines in order to chat to schools far inland. A fellow cruiser, Charlie McKenzie, generously invited us to Grass Valley and Nevada City – beautiful twin towns tucked into the foothills of the...