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Yearly Archives: 2015

fare well


heather wilcoxon lives, as I had already bloged, in a houseboat community, and we were quickly welcomed into this community, and so we were invited to the evening fare well party of josie and christian lauducci. A family with three small children said goodbye to their friends for a sailing trip around the world which may last 4-5 years. Fare well, – follow your dreams …

the wooden boat “matthew turner”


People with visions who are working straight ahead to realize their visions inspire me again and again. here is one of those examples: in sausalito a small team of professionals build, together with many volunteers a more than 100feet tall sailboat according to old plans. Alan Olson is head of this project to rebuild the “Matthew Turner” as faithfully as possible. We were invited on a private tour at the shipyard, you’ll get the link to the project.

jason lam flies his drone

Four years ago, I met jason in san francisco and he told me that he contructs drones for video recording. … and now there was a possibility that he flies around the atego. Jason is currently working on a new product and I’ll update you as soon as it gets released.

heather wilcoxon


when I contacted heather via facebook for the first time, I hadn´t expected that she is living on a houseboat in sausalito for almost 30years. and in this houseboat community all members should be either artistis or they have to be connected somehow with the maritime life. This community is one of the few places on the planet where there is an obstacle, to have too much money because another criterion is a low monthly income. Here just the spirit counts. Wow, what an awesome place! Heather´s studio is very close to the marina and she had studied art at the francisco art institute.

Her mission statement is:   always challenge yourself  /  take risks  /  don’t be afraid of change  /  fail……..a lot  /  nothing comes easy  /  ts the work that matters.

thanks heather fort he warm welcome and introducing us to your community. We really spend an amazing time with you. check out heather wilcoxon´s website.

the redwood national park

a scenic drive through and a visit to the redwood national park / california

the lost coast


Highways are mostly boring and we often take lokal tracks – if it makes sense. The Bettina found a route to the “Lost Coast”, which sounded promising. One should ask to the local police about the road conditions and the road is generally not advised for camping vehicles, many switchbacks and bottlenecks. All those things that made us curious.

Ok, the shock absorbers have suffered a little but the track was great fun. Even the forgotten town of ferndale was worth the trip.

prairie redwood


here some impressions of the prairie redwood area.