San Diego
Wednesday, 2 May 2018 I’m travelling the entire route of Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Much of the seven-and-a-half-hour trip…
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Heldor Schafer’s travel journal
Keep On Tripping
Journeys on land and sea.
Stories worth keeping.
A personal travel journal
Life is a journey. Keep the stories.
Firsthand travel notes, photographs and memories from sailing quiet coastlines, travelling by train and exploring the world along the way.
Stories from the journey
Personal travel notes, photographs and moments collected along the way.
Morro Bay… end of the line
Friday, 27 April 2018 We finally break the shackles of Monterey harbour. It’s 4 a.m as we cast off for the final time and with…
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Stuck in the middle of California
10 – 23 April 2018 We have been in Monterey for more than two weeks now. With the exception of half a day here and…
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Carmel by the Sea
Sunday – Monday, 8-9 April 2018 Two days of great contrast — wild and violent versus peaceful and relaxing. Well, the wild and wooly day…
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Do you know the way to Monterey…
Wednesday – Thursday, 4-6 April 2018 After several days of “sea trials”, criss-crossing the Bay between downtown San Francisco and Sausalito to calibrate our onboard…
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San Francisco dreamin’
21 March – 3 April 2018 We do a few projects on the boat — engine and transmission oil change, sail repair, a little gel…
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