Starry Owl
This is post is currently a placeholder for Kacey to write more when she's ready. The date chosen was the date of the run, and start o...Read More
Showing posts with label Kacey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kacey. Show all posts
Commissary Shopping in Saudi Arabia
Alright, so occasionally Foreign Service posts also enjoy access to military commissaries . There just happens to be one in Riyadh, and it...Read More
A Western Woman in Saudi Arabia: The Basics
I drafted this post last week and meant to get it up earlier, but kept forgetting to take a picture of myself in my abaya. Well, I'm pos...Read More
My First Souk Night with Bonus Mutaween (Religious Police) Encounter
One piece of advice we heard over and over while preparing for our first overseas posting was: "In your first three months at post, ...Read More
Traveling Internationally with Pets
Traveling internationally with pets and ensuring that everything is in order can be really stressful, because who wants to be told hours be...Read More
Mrs. Spearman: A Remembrance and Commitment
At first I struggled to remember exactly what her class was like. When Dr. Cunningham died I had a flood of vivid and exact memories wash o...Read More
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Reception
I spent this past Friday evening at an event organized by the International Club of D.C. at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia . The evening...Read More
Family Vacation at Douthat State Park
We spent the last week at Douthat State Park in western Virginia. My brother’s wife has been vacationing there with her family since she wa...Read More
An extra-ordinary life
I have known since adolescence that I didn't want what I think of as an ordinary american life: spouse, house, job, kids... going to wor...Read More
SEA Semester Voyage Summary
In 1996, I was fortunate to participate in a truly life-changing adventure with SEA Semester aboard the R/V Westward. Read More
SEA May 1: Key West Airport
...Our watch got to do a lot of sail handling right before we came alongside in Key West. On the 1900-2300 watch we did five practice tacks ...Read More
SEA April 26: North of Cuba, sailing for the Dry Tortugas
Morning and mid-watch. Beautiful day and beautiful night. Saw Cuba today. In fact for a while I was steering right for some mountains on the...Read More
SEA April 24: Rounding the eastern edge of Cuba
Dawn watch was incredible. The whole night seemed eerie and on my second round at bow watch I saw a huge green light streak down the sky (sh...Read More
SEA April 22: Yucatan Straits
It is becoming painfully clear how little time we have left on the boat. Dave discusses turnaround, Andrew prepares us for anchor, our latit...Read More
SEA April 21: South of Cuba, heading into the Yucatan Straits
The swells are getting larger, announcing our path toward the Yucatan Straits. Steering downwind like this is difficult. Related Links: ...Read More
SEA April 20: Alongside in Grand Cayman
I'm really beginning to hate port stops. I guess that's okay, because there are no more. Related Links: More posts from: Kacey...Read More
SEA April 19: Little Cayman to Grand Cayman
Sunset. Greasy warmth slithers in wafts from the galley hatches. Sextants and people, both stern and intense, mill around on the quarterdeck...Read More
SEA April 18: At anchor, Little Cayman
Trying to find Cayman Brae was hard. We're not using the GPS so reliable fixes are often hard to calculate. We finally sent someone to t...Read More
SEA April 10: Hogsty Reef, Bahamas
Hogsty Reef...It's located between Acklin/Crooked Island and Great Inagua and it's the only volcanic atoll in the Atlantic. Two grou...Read More
SEA April 6: In port at Rum Cay, Bahamas
I can't even imagine right now getting off this boat. The rest of my life is so foreign to me... Related Links: More posts from: Kac...Read More
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