🇫🇷 A Taste of Gratitude: Honoring the Merci Train in Cajun Country 🇺🇸 By [Thann Dauterive] In Louisiana, celebrations aren’t reserved just for holidays or festivals—they’re a way of life. Whether it’s a crawfish boil on a back porch or zydeco music in the streets, honoring tradition and history...

Bayou Plaquemine: Locks, Family Ties & A Journey Through Time There are moments when a single photograph pulls the thread of a memory so vividly that it stops you mid-scroll. That’s exactly what happened when I stumbled across an article about the restoration of the Plaquemine Lock in Louisiana....

Exploring Baton Rouge: A Step Back in Time at the Old State Capitol Our recent quick getaway brought us to Baton Rouge, a city I hold close to my heart. Though I’ve lived in seven different states, Louisiana is my birthplace, and returning always feels like a warm, familiar...

Bluebonnets, Wine & Backroads: A Texas 290 Road Trip with Susan If you’ve been following Short Haul, you already know that Urs and I love nothing more than a spontaneous weekend getaway. We’re all about hopping in the car, pointing it toward a scenic highway, and letting the road write...

July 19, 2024, Comox Home Base Where Are We? Vancouver Island, with approximately 870,000 residents, is the largest island on the west coast of North America by population. We are in Comox, BC, a charming town with a population of around 15,000. Nestled at the coordinates 49°40′24″N 124°54′8″W, Comox...

July 2024, Desolation Sound Our journey began back in September 2023 when we set our sights on Desolation Sound for our July 2024 sailing adventure. We were thrilled to discover Desolation Sound Yacht Charter (1) , Comox, and Nanaimo Yacht Charter (2). Both companies are reputable in the area,...

Take Another Route prepares for this summer’s sailing trip with 6 monohull sailing vessels, 36 friends from Texas, and our usual enthusiasm to explore. I thought it would be fun to preview the preparations with you. How did we come to select Lake Michigan as our destination? Well, that...

Buffalo Bayou is indeed the primary waterway that runs through downtown Houston. It stretches for approximately 53 miles, starting from the Katy area in west Houston and flowing eastward into the Houston Ship Channel.   The bayou offers scenic boat tours, allowing visitors to explore the waterway and learn...

  Packing – Saving Space, Weight, Time, Money, and The Earth Weight and space in luggage while traveling these days can be huge considerations. If you plan an international trip sailing for 14 days, add the element of real estate consideration. In preparation for my trips especially sailing, I...

  As we sailed around the Balearic Islands the WARRIER SHIPS kept appearing. Each port seemed to have a collection of these small sailing vessels, cute in a way, wide in the middle but appeared to have a warrior demeanor.  It possessed a distinctive spear-like mast with square sails,...