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.

Personal travel notes, photographs and moments collected along the way.

March 6, 2018

No, I hadn’t planned on travelling far from home this winter. I didn’t feel like living out of a suitcase or backpack for weeks or…

March 9, 2018

Surely most of us can attest to the truth of Robert Burns’ quote, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley” (go oft astray).…

March 10, 2018

Friday, 9 March 2018 I wake up as the sun rises over Neah Bay. In the enclosed cockpit a little towhee has found shelter. Maybe…

March 13, 2018

Sunday, 11 March 2018 Just before my next night watch I am awakened by the boat lurching in the waves. It’s difficult to sleep with…

March 15, 2018

Tuesday, 13 March 2018 As a boater one always keeps an ear tuned to the marine forecast. Problem is that you can miss a fair…

March 19, 2018

Friday, 16 March 2018 Another roller coaster ride — this one over the bar at the mouth of the Rogue River. Waves’ peaks and valleys…