Author Archives: Sharlene

Musings by Shar One of my favourite food groups is fruit. Having lived in a few and visited other countries around the world, I thought I was pretty well versed in the many varieties of fruit that are out there. Well, I am still discovering new ones. A stop at a local food stand presentedContinue reading “The Wonders of Variety”

Musings by Shar Oh, how I’ve missed chips. Especially salt and vinegar chips. Chips are one of my favourite food cravings. We have not bought them for a while because they have been very expensive in French Polynesia. In fact, food in general is quite expensive. Grocery stores have most of their fresh produce, frozenContinue reading “Cravings”

Musings by Shar Boat parts are expensive. That’s the ‘price we have to pay’ for owning a boat. Sometimes, the part at least looks like it could be expensive. Or if it doesn’t look expensive at least it might be big. Or if it isn’t big at least it is difficult to find to meritContinue reading “A Lot More Buck for Our Bang”

A Tiny Musing by Shar Damn Rogue Wave!

Musings by Shar A while ago, I set a quest for myself to find the most beautiful sunrises/sunsets and beaches. Well, I am submitting one of each for my quest. And, just for good measure, there is an underwater photo as well. All from the Tuamotus in French Polynesia.

This is what I imagined the South Pacific would be like since I was young.

If you followed our progress across the Pacific on Predict Wind then you can ignore this post-unless you want to see a few pho that I added here. Otherwise, the posts are the same. April 13 Day 1 Weevils on Board Leaving Banderas Bay (La Cruz) for the last time. And to make it aContinue reading “Pacific Crossing Recap of ‘Musings by Shar’”

Musings by Shar My love hate relationship with cockroaches has a long and sorted history. Especially on a boat. So far, we haven’t had any come aboard Cambria but I’m now ready for them should they try. After doing extensive research, I have come up with a concoction that is supposed to send them…well…to theirContinue reading “How do I love thee? I don’t!”