My story, "The Spring that Sprung," about my treasured kitchen tongs from Cowabunga, is currently featured in the September issue of The Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, an international online publication featuring "cutting edge writing and artwork" from both established and emerging writers and artists from all over the world. I am honored!
Read MoreThe big red diagonal stripe across the hull was unmistakable: the U.S. Coast Guard. But we were almost certain that we were in Cuban waters. What was the U.S. Coast Guard doing here? It seems they had the same question of us. What were WE doing here, they queried over Channel 16 on the VHF radio.
Read MoreDad answered the phone. I'll never forget the emotion in his voice. I don't think he believed we'd get out of Panama alive or really ever arrive within striking distance of them after all these years on distant shores. We had arrived in San Diego and he couldn't believe it. My dad was a pretty stoic guy à la 1950s era when dads were supposed to be the disciplinarian, and no-shows of tender feelings. He cracked with my phone call. It touched me.
Read MoreFrom day one, when we first began our adventure with Cowabunga in France, and while we were still "feeling our oats" learning to sail and become comfortable with a water-borne lifestyle, our engine was an ongoing source of anxiety with break downs on a regular basis.
Read MoreNot only do they speak Spanish in Cuba, but we quickly discovered that they also speak baseball.
Read MoreJanis Couvreux is an author, journalist and blogger. Her most recent work is the memoir: "Sail Cowabunga! A Family's Ten Years at Sea."
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Sail Cowabunga! A Family's Ten Years at Sea, Janis Couvreux is a journalist, sailor, mom, grandmom, traveler, and Franco-American, who has blogged at the Huffington Post about living bilingually, crossing oceans, backpacking adventures, and raising kids outside the box.
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