T2inSF: “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.” ―Oprah Winfrey THANK YOU for being my Instagram friends! Having a major attitude of gratitude today, smiling at our adventures together. 🙏 #500followers #thankyou
T2inSF: “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ―Marcel Proust Thankful for the excellent service we received while at the Hotel Shangri-La in Singapore, our home away from home to relax an
T2inSF: “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.” ―Alfred Tennyson Dreaming of our home away from home in Singapore, the Hotel Shangri-La, where we spent four days relaxing following a sailing trip in Thailand’s
T2inSF: “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” ―George Lucas Preparing for a dive wearing my new @slipinsurfskins #swimskin at Koh Kai Nok in Southern Thailand’s Andaman Sea. Our last couple nights in Thailand were spent anchored in Loh Paret Bay
T2inSF: “Laughter is the song of the soul.” -Tiffany Townsend This picture pretty much sums up my relationship with my husband. More importantly, my philosophy on life: Live, laugh, love, breathe, travel, explore, experience, and share. 💕
T2inSF: “Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” ― Walt Whitman Daybreak at Koh Phi Phi Island, with the light of the sun peeking through a longboat marigold garland. Morning was my favorite time during 9 days sailing the An
T2inSF: “As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” ―John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life Longboats at day break on Koh Phi Phi Don. This was the busiest harbor we visited in the Andaman Sea during our bareboat sailing trip, and the only location to refil
T2inSF: “The true paradises are the paradises that we have lost.” ― Marcel Proust Maya Bay at Koh Phi Phi Leh, site where “The Beach” was filmed has become “the Beach Nobody Can Touch.” Even with restoration restrictions, Maya Bay is riddled with longboats and po
T2inSF: “When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.” ― Theodore Roosevelt Sunset at Koh Kradan, Thailand, in the Andaman Sea, anchored off Sunset Beach.
T2inSF: All I need is a simple ship and a chart to steer her by. Longboat at Koh Kradan in Hat Chao Mai National Park. Koh Kradan is an island in Thailand’s Southern Andaman Sea. Described as one of the most beautiful islands in Trang, Koh Kradan has white sandy
T2inSF: “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl Koh Kradan is considered one of the best snork
T2inSF: “When she worked, she really worked. But when she played, she really PLAYED.” ― Dr. Seuss Absolutely L💙VING my new @slipinsurfskins #whaleshark #divesuit! It was perfect for snorkeling and diving in the warm 85F waters of Thailand, and I’m usua
T2inSF: “Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.” ―Richard Feynman Kayaking is not my favorite thing. I love being on or under the water, an
T2inSF: “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ― Leonardo da Vinci Sails up, let’s fly! While this @themooringsvacations 4800 (48.5 ft) catam
T2inSF: “There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” ― Jo Walton Wake up and see the sunrise! Railay Beach in Krabi, Thailand, Andaman Sea side. Beautiful limestone islands, soft white sand, long boat
T2inSF: “Sunrise Sunset is about trying to get to a place where life is simple and not letting the stress and happenings in the world get in the way of your happiness.” ― Benny Cassette No worries, no troubles here! 🌅 Sunset at Railay Beach, Krabi, on the
T2inSF: “Do anything, but let it produce joy. Do anything, but let it yield ecstasy.” ― Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer Palm tree on the beach on Ko Roi, Pangh Gna Bay, near Phuket in the Andaman Sea, Thailand.
T2inSF: “The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ―Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Sailboats anchored in Ko Roi Bay, bareboat sailing from Phuket in Thailand’s Andaman Sea.
T2inSF: “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” Wake up and smell the sea water! Dawn at Ko Roi, Phang Nga Bay, Phuket Sailing Grounds in Thailand’s Andaman Sea.
T2inSF: All Hands in Deck! ⚓️ Playing around with the secondary anchor line at our anchorage in Ko Roi, Phuket sailing grounds, Thailand. (Don’t worry, the anchor was weighed!) 😂
T2inSF: Just Add Water! 💦 The reefs are very healthy in Thailand’s Andaman Sea, rich with hard and soft corals of all shapes and sizes, home to plenty of marine life. I spotted a seahorse under the boat during our checkout dive and we‘ve seen hawksbil
T2inSF: “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” ―George Lucas Vacation is a time to recharge, re-focus, rewind and return refreshed with an adjusted attitude and re-established vigor for life. Here I focus on the simple beauty all around us during
T2inSF: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ―Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning Woke up at Ko Hang to the call of the rising s
T2inSF: “You are whatever a moon has always meant, And whatever a sun will always sing is you” ― E.E. Cummings Sunny vibes, vacation time! Sailing the Andaman Sea from Phuket en route to Pang Gna Bay aboard a Moorings 4800 bareboat catamaran. Funny story about th
T2inSF: “Travel brings power and love back into your life.” ― Rumi Woke up to a beautiful sunrise in Phuket. Ahhhhh, travel far and wide recharges the soul.
T2inSF: “Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love, why not go to your desire and LAUGH...” ―Jack Kerouac Arrival in paradise after 20 hours of travel from San Francisco via Singapore to Phuket. What better way to
T2inSF: As you may have noticed, we spend a lot of time on (and under!) the water. Racing on the SF Bay, bareboat cruising wherever the winds take us, diving wherever there’s water, and volunteering with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Our hearts reach out to the U.S.
T2inSF: “We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew. There's something for all of us here. There's big work to do and there's lesser to do, And the task we must do is the near.” —Douglas Malloch Be the Best of Whatever You Are! Opportunities abound with the U
T2inSF: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” ― Thomas Paine A U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist observes the Blue Angels during Fleet Week on the San Francisco Bay. The Auxiliary assists Coast Guard and local
T2inSF: “Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” ― Langston Hughes The Patriots soar above USCG Auxiliary facility Silver Charm during Fleet Week in the San Francisco Bay. Best place on the Bay for Fleet Week. Come j