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Category: Places

Coronavirus and the McGyvering Life at Anchor

March 30, 2020May 15, 2020
Risto Lappala
Places

We haven’t posted to our website for quite some time but thought it might be worth jotting down some notes regarding our particular ‘shelter in place’ environment. We returned To Silver Wings from the Pacific NW in February. This was

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La Paz

February 7, 2018May 15, 2020
Liz Lappala
Liz's Lens, Places

We get a slip for 1week at Maria Cortez. The marina ius right in town just off of the Malecon, so very convenient. We plan a course of action and get working. Our boat is a salt slick and we

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Labor Day to leaving San Francisco

November 27, 2017
Liz Lappala
Liz's Lens, Places, Travels

It has been more of a challenge to get good internet than we imagined. Our phones have not had much better success. We are now (1week) in San Diego and will catch you up 🤗 Labor Day we got up

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HMB-Monterey

November 14, 2017November 14, 2017
Liz Lappala
Liz's Lens, Places, Sailing

Leaving San Francisco was harder to do than we thought it would be. What a great city, so much natural beauty and creative architecture. We are off to Half Moon Bay for the first night going south along the California

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Heading South! San Francisco to Monterey

November 13, 2017May 15, 2020
Risto Lappala
Places, Sailing

After a really enjoyable six weeks in the Bay Area, it was time to head south. We had been in Sausalito for several days wrapping up some potential business for Risto. On September 27 we untied our lines for the

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Running errands by boat

August 28, 2017September 5, 2017
Risto Lappala
Places

Ha! A simple trip to West Marine… Yesterday we decided to sail over to Sausalito to pick up a couple things from West Marine. It is only about six miles by boat, so much closer than trying to go by

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Two weeks in San Francisco

August 28, 2017September 5, 2017
Risto Lappala
Places, Sailing

We have now been in the Bay area for two weeks. It has been a good lesson in ‘slowing down’. Our first night after arriving, we tied up at the San Francisco Municipal marina as it was easy and accessible.

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Everett to San Francisco Part Two- Big waves, big wind and sunshine

August 19, 2017September 5, 2017
Risto Lappala
Places
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Silver Wings takes flight!

August 16, 2017May 15, 2020
Risto Lappala
Places, Sailing

Leg One- Part One: Everett to San Francisco. Reflections on Grey Skies and an empty ocean…After all the years of dreaming, months of work on the boat and endless preparations, the day of our departure arrived. August 5th 2017, 0411

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