A look back at our 2015-2016 Cruising Season

A fun look back on last years cruising adds anticipation for the upcoming season and all the new adventures in store.

Hurricane season in Mexico / Fire season in Southern Oregon

 Summer is hurricane season in Mexico and Fire season at home in Southern Oregon. While the Liahona is on dry dock for 3 months we are home trying to earn some money for the cruising kitty. We own 2 1960's military 6x6's that we use to deliver water to wildland forest fires. 

We shared the closest water source with the helicopters. Amazing to have these guys fly so close over head and dump their buckets while I have my draft hose in the same pond waiting for my truck to fill.

Cleveland Ridge fire. Our view from the pond as we drove to and from the fire.

 Dozers were sent in to build roads up the side of the mountain. Our old military 6x6's go anywhere. Our job is to haul water up to portable tanks closer to the fire.

One of the portable tanks I filled.

The professor fixing a radiator leak on the job. He wears many hats and the hat of boat captain comes in handy when needing to fix things with what you have on board.

Like living on a sailboat, it is important to keep up on maintenance. Its a little easier crawling under the truck than into some of the places Bret crawls into on the boat.

First fire under the belt and completed safely by all.

As we are now 3 weeks out to departure. We have turned our attention from the local fire website to the national hurricane website. Our beautiful Liahona is dry docked in San Carlos. Newtons path crosses just north. We are sending good thoughts to our friends in the area, and hoping the best for the Liahona and all the other boats.