Controlled Jibe

05/22/2024

A tale of intrepid sailing antics at the southernmost end of the Inside Passage “Ah, that’s better,” Katie said, as we turned into Hale Passage and caught a break from the swirly side swell. “Much …

12/29/2020

This year one of our goals on the journey was to seek out some of the cultural and historical sites that the desert southwest has to offer. For Katie and myself, our public school education conspicuously lacked much of an indigenous history component. We want to make certain that Finn experiences the places and the artifacts that remain, and fully understands the history of how this nation came to be....

This year one of our goals on the journey was to seek out some of the cultural and historical sites that the desert southwest has to offer. For Katie and myself, our public school education conspic…

11/30/2020

Desert school includes many important life lessons.....like tracking down the greatest carnivores of the desert.

11/29/2020

We're back on the road for our 2020-21 winter adventure. In Mark's words,we are in "our modern day Chuck wagon heading south to the land of warmth and sun and breathing room away from thy neighbor."
https://controlledjibe.com/2020/11/21/desert-school-2020/

02/27/2020

In a village deep in the jungle, trying to run our business amidst a horde of kids, chickens, dogs and a big wonderful family, I was drug way beyond my comfort zone.

The Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica is said to be the most biodiverse place on the planet. It has held onto this esteemed title because it has been remote and difficult to access since ti…

02/20/2020

In Quepos we had, in our opinion, the highs and lows of the 'quintessential' Costa Rica experience.

The low: visiting the busiest National Park in the country
The high: experiencing the 'real' Costa Rica - both the people and the place

  The next morning we awoke and retraced our steps back across the river, the boatmen ferrying us from the tranquility and solitude of Isla Damas and into the fray that is the town of Quepos a…

02/08/2020

The Adventures with Grandpa Mike Continue: We likely violated every bit of the rental car agreement, fine print and all.....

After showing us the bedrooms and giving us the WiFi password, Allison the owner mentioned casually that a crocodile lived in the pond in the backyard, and that we might get a glimpse if we were lu…

02/08/2020

Guest Post from a Visiting Grandpa:

Thoughts held a few hours ago, elude me more often than I would care to admit, but there is one memory from fifty years ago that still lives as clear as…

02/08/2020

The start to the Costa Rica adventures!

“Katie, go back in the bedroom and shut the door.” These were my ill chosen words, a futile attempt to shield Katie from the serpent filled reality that we had just entered.  It’s not that I w…

02/08/2020

The blog is back!

A Revival: Sharing the Stories Once Again

09/09/2015

Babies on the farm again! Hip hip hooray! These guys are just the beginning....we have FOUR more does due in the coming few weeks. Goatapalooza around here!

01/26/2015

Sailors: Do you follow any nautical superstitions? How has that worked out for you? Let the folks at Look know and they will incorporate it into their animated video: https://www.lookinsuranceservices.co.uk/2014/12/sailing-superstitions/

LOOK Insurance want to know your sailing superstitions, where you picked your superstitious beliefs up from and what you do to dodge bad luck.