Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
“Smell the sea and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.” ~ Van Morrison, Irish Singer-Songwriter Sailing MDI If there is one thing I wish I could have become more experienced in, it would be sailing. Very few things except, perhaps good coffee and the important people in my life, bring me as much [...]
“That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Nature, all admit.” – John Joly Happy Earth Day Happy Earth Day friends! And yes, I know it was yesterday, but in my opinion every day can be Earth Day. Also full disclaimer I am still recovering from the epic of epic [...]
"There is nothing so American as our national parks.... The fundamental idea behind the parks...is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us." ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt Acadia National Park I feel like this guide has been a [...]
"Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth." ~ Stewart Udall Early Mornings Sunday dawned with heavy fog and a light mist, which ended up being both good and bad. Tiffany and I were suppose to drive up Cadillac Mountain to see the sunrise. [...]
"My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean." ~ Nina Arianda Blue Hill My friend had an appointment early Saturday morning that she couldn't change in Blue Hill. It isn't on MDI, but is still a coastal town. While she went off to her appointment I went exploring. There was a race going [...]
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson This past weekend, I traveled the 155 miles from my hometown in New Hampshire up to Mount Desert Island to see my Mertwin, Tiffany. I had literally been [...]
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood." ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca Breakfast in Bar Harbor Tuesday dawned so incredibly bittersweet. It was my last day in Maine and I had to say good-bye to my Mer-twin despite not wanting too. Shakespeare really did get it right! [...]
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage. George William Curtis Sunday Sunday morning dawned with plans of an early morning sail. Alas it was sold out, so we decided to brave the colder temps and do the later one at sunset which worked out much better. [...]
"I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine." ~ Parker Stevenson Quick Geography Lesson Sounding like a local (thank you Tiffany) I had to get my geography in check. Though the island [...]
It's going down, I'm yelling timber You better move, you better dance Let's make a night, you won't remember ~ Pitfall featuring Ke$ha Kicking of my Birthday Month Last weekend I hopped on a plane to feed my blonde jet setting soul, kick off my birthday month, AND have an epic mer-venture with my best friend, my one [...]