Taking a Break – When Blue Does Pink

 Taking a Break – When Blue Does Pink

Looking back over all the Blue Views that David has done in the past, I’ve always thought this one was one of the funniest. Aboard Nine of Cups, there were certain chores that we naturally migrated towards… I did most of the cooking, cleaning and laundry. David did most of the repairs and maintenance. We thought of them as ‘pink’ and ‘blue’ chores.

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Taking a Break – Remembering Jelly

 Taking a Break – Remembering Jelly

Long before JustALittleFurther.com made its debut in 2012, we had a website and documented our travels. We’ve been recounting our adventures and misadventures since 2000 when we first moved aboard Nine of Cups. Probably one of the highlights of our passages and life aboard was living with Jelly, our ship’s cat.

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Blue View – Top Ten Reasons to Use Trekking Poles

Blue View – Top Ten Reasons to Use Trekking Poles

On one of our hikes a few months ago, someone had left a nice walking stick at the trailhead that was fashioned from a piece of green willow, presumably for the next hiker to use. Marcie picked it up and used it during the day's hike. She liked having it so much, in fact, that she kept it. Unfortunately, it didn't fare well as it dried out, so we decided to get a set of trekking poles.

After hiking with them for quite a few miles, we’ve found them to be quite useful - despite my initial reservations. Here is our list of the top ten uses we’ve found for trekking poles.

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