The first time I carried a loaded pack for more than an hour, I was fine for forty minutes and then I was not fine at all. Nothing dramatic happened, no injuries and I didn’t need a rescue, so there was no story worth dining out on. My shoulders just complained, my hips complained louder, […]
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Staying in kayaking shape over the winter can be challenging. Here on the Westcoast, it’s the rainy season. Sure we can still get out in between monsoons, but it’s hard to stay consistent to maintain our kayak fitness. And our friends inland have a problem with frozen water. But hold tight—just because the weather isn’t […]
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Well, that went fast. It was one year ago today that I picked up my Bavaria 40 from Sidney, BC. I only know because it was the due date for my boat insurance renewal. Nothing says anniversary like a bill. This is the first real boat I’ve owned. I’m not counting the kayak. (Sorry, kayak. […]
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A year of boat listings, dock walks, and almosts—until the right sailboat finally appeared. The story behind the boat hunt of buying my first sailboat.
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Why I photograph quiet moments in nature. Reflections on slow adventure, attention, and choosing when to lift the camera.
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You don’t need to move mountains to find your way back outside. Start small, use what you have, and let the simple moments bring you back to yourself.
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A humpback whale swam beside my sailboat—until a powerboat scared it off. Here’s what we saw, what they missed, and why slowing down matters.
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I stumbled into road cycling again after an injury. I didn’t plan to get back in the saddle with anything big, I just wanted to feel strong again. But as luck (or poor impulse control) would have it, I found myself signed up for a legendary event in Colorado called Tour of the Moon. It […]
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Hey, I’m Teresa! Part-time land roamer, part-time sea dweller, and full-time believer that midlife isn’t a deadline. It’s an open trail. For years, I played by the book and did the “right” things. But somewhere along the way, I lost the plot. Life became a series of obligations, and adventure turned into something I’d “get […]
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