Day 5 – Arenal Volcano

By on January 28, 2018 in The Pearl

“Collect moments, not things.” —Author Unknown

Arenal Volcano makes a beautiful backdrop to the little village La Fortuna. It looms large and ominous over the pastured green hillsides that surround its base. At the moment it’s in a resting phase, but it still remains the country’s most active volcano as it has for the past 43 years.
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Day 4 – Relaxing at the Hot Springs

By on January 27, 2018 in The Pearl

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler

We spent our fourth day in Costa Rica relaxing in the hot springs of Eco Temales Hot Springs Resort. After two days of hiking, walking around town, zip lining and exploring, we thought we could use a down day, taking in the therapeutic benefits of soaking in the hot springs. 

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Day 3 – Sky Trek Zipline Adventure

By on January 26, 2018 in The Pearl
“The ones who go higher are those who live more intensively, influenced by the surrounding beauty.” -Guru Sloth

Our Sky Trek adventure started with an aerial tram ride up the mountain. There were amazing view of the volcano and Lake Arenal…unfortunately it began to rain as we left the platform, so the views were a little hindered. We haven’t seen the top of the volcano yet, but we’re in the rain forest, so the rain comes and goes frequently. This zip line adventure started with a practice run at the top…a short line to make sure we knew what we were supposed to do. The second line is the highest in Costa Rica at 656 feet above the ground. We zipped along from one mountain top to the other…in the rain. A little scary, but even in the rain the views were incredible. 

By the time we got to the longest run, that is about 1/2 mile, the sun was shinning and the views were even more spectacular. Friends have asked me if I’d do it again…most definitely! 

Sky Trek Facts:
Sky Tram: 4100 ft. 
Zip Lines: 7
The longest cable is 2493 ft. 
The highest cable is 656 ft. 
Duration: 2.5 Hour Tour 
Wind Speeds: Up to 10 mph  

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8 Year Report, the Voyage

By on January 25, 2018 in Furthur


Each year, at this time, I reflect on the Furthur Adventure and where it has gone, the boat, the crew and the captain.  8 years ago, September,  a scared shitless, nervous, excited and thrilled guy left his lifelong home, a place he loved, and set out to the unknown. Eight years later I have never regretted a thing and keep living the adventure. This year our adventure started in a familiar place, the Subic Bay Yacht club, where we do boat work and sit out the rainy/typhoon season.  We left in…
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Day 2 – La Fortuna Waterfall

By on January 25, 2018 in The Pearl
“You don’t climb the mountain so everyone can see you, but to see the world yourself.” – Guru Sloth

Day two in Costa Rica started with breakfast at a little bakery down the street, with croissant type pastries and wonderful Costa Rican coffee. It was fuel for our first adventure of the day…hiking to the Fortuna Waterfall.

Blog followers know we love waterfalls…we can never spend too much time exploring them. The Fortuna Waterfall is one of the most popular spots to visit in Costa Rica, so it was a little more crowded than we like. The waterfall is about 230’ tall. Getting to the bottom of the falls is easier today than it was a few years ago…all you have to do is descend 530 steps. Once at the bottom you can swim in the crystal clear waters of the Fortuna River and have a unique view of the falls. A relaxing way to spend a few hours…the real workout comes on the way up!

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La Fortuna, Costa Rica

By on January 24, 2018 in The Pearl
“Travel is searching for something you never knew existed, while running towards finding pieces of your newfound self.” —Kiana Azizian

Our first destination in Costa Rica is the little village of La Fortuna, from here we’ll spend five days exploring the area, doing a little hiking and taking in a few new adventurous activities we haven’t done before.

We started our day with breakfast at the Wyndham Hotel in San Jose
The further north we drove the foggier it it became, area we went through is know as a cloud forest…so it is foggy there most of the time. By the time we arrived in La Fortuna it was raining. We’re in the rainforest so we expect to get wet.

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DOMINO… Powercat with muscle

By on January 24, 2018 in Domino

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After a full season in Vanuatu and a short month in marvelous Kiribati, and a full season in the Marshall Islands, we are now cruising The Hawaiian Islands.  We are planning on crossing to Baja…

DOMINO… Powercat with muscle

By on January 23, 2018 in Domino

DOMINO Powercat For SaleMajuro, Marshall IslandsJanuary 2018After a full season in Vanuatu and a short month in marvelous Kiribati, we are now cruising the Marshall Islands.  We are planning on returning to the US via Alaska in June.  Meanwhi…

Dashew Offshore: The Deerfoot Story and Legendary Beowulf

By on January 22, 2018 in Wind Horse

Full length video telling the history behind Dashew sailing designs, culminating in the Legendary Beowulf..

Dashew Offshore: Sundeer Artemis Winter Crossing

By on January 22, 2018 in Wind Horse

This is the full length video featuring Sundeer 64 Artemis, crossing the North Atlantic during a winter gale. Force 10 …Read More