Category: General Info
Too Much Fun
September 12, 2016
We realize that it has been far too long since we posted anything. Basically, we have been having too much fun to update the blog, and taking time to inform you of the fun is less fun. However, we will make an effort to get some posts out in the near future.
Adventure
July 1, 2016
We’ve been discussing adventure and have concluded adventure comes when finding what you did not expect. That is sometimes because you didn’t have any expectations and sometimes because your expectations were incorrect. We did not expect to find ourselves up Contraband Bayou in south Lake Charles, so we had little in the way of what […]
Our Initial Departure
June 16, 2016
The best laid plans and all that. Despite claiming that we would not allow boat projects to delay our departure, we are leaving three days after our initial date. To be fair, it’s not all due to boat projects. But the frame for the solar panels was certainly NOT seaworthy. After the initial plan to […]
The Storm Before the Calm
June 6, 2016
It started exactly three weeks before our planned departure date. My stress levels elevated along with anxiety. It seemed like every day I worked all day long, only to realize the list was longer at the end of the day than at the beginning. In the process of completing one job, we remembered two (or more) […]
Post by Email
April 23, 2016
Can we setup the Hippokampos blog to be able to post via email? How about automatically categorize posts? That would be great because we could then post to the blog from anywhere, even the middle of the ocean!
Hippokampos Blog
November 12, 2015
This is the blog of the sailing vessel Hippokampos. We will be posting our thoughts on the boat projects and travels associated with S/V Hippokampos so that our friends and family may follow along with us. It is our early intent to keep this blog streamlined, i.e. few photos, mostly text, so that our boating […]