We interrupt our trip home to bring you the latest from our neighborhood. Hallowe’en is definitely alive and well in our little community in Las Vegas. We’ve been home over a week now and I’ve been trying to catch up on the final days of our 5-month trip to complete the North to Alaska and back to Las Vegas saga. However, Hallowe’en is one of those holidays that needs celebrating and recognizing.
Read MoreWe celebrated the 4th of July in Whittier, another small coastal town situated at the end of a deep fjord and dubbed the “Gateway to Prince William Sound”, that’s difficult to access. The town is a stop on the Alaska Marine Highway (the ferry) route and some cruise ships, as well as the Alaska Railroad or alternately accessible via the 2.5 mile long Whittier Tunnel (Anton-Anderson Memorial Tunnel) bored through a mountain. This tunnel is the longest highway tunnel and the longest combined highway/railroad tunnel in North America.
Read MoreThat’s May Day, the first of May, not m’aidez… mind you… derived from the French phrase meaning “help me". We certainly don’t need any help today. We’re celebrating the completion of this phase of Blanche’s upfit.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
