Behan & Jamie sharing stories from our circumnavigation and beyond. Find us at sailingtotem.com or @sailingtotem in most of the online places Cruising/Liveaboard starter pack! https://go.bsky.app/JgKFUaa Behan's personal Bsky: @behan-totem.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lvalghdk5227Since sailing to Japan in June, subsequent to a VERY thorough clearance, we have had FOUR unexpected visits from officials requesting information, paperwork, photographs, and to board and inspect Totem—in just four weeks. 😖 Why? And why does it matter?🤷‍♀️ https://sailingtotem.com/blog/thank-you-for-your-cooperation-lessons-in-authority31 Jul 2025 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvalghdk5227https://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3luwhkklscs2wAWESOME ENERGY at this festival in Fukuoka! It's a UNESCO "Intangible Cultural Heritage" - feeling very lucky to experience Hakata Gion Yamakasa during our stay. NB: feed preview is cropped, recommend clicking to view full frame.27 Jul 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luwhkklscs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lujm4goww22jWhere our fellow cruisers at?! Tell me you're cruising without telling me you're cruising. We'll start: This morning, I floated/removed about 100 weevils from this quinoa, because when will I be able to buy quinoa again?22 Jul 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lujm4goww22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lran2ojuus2aNext stop: Japan! 🇯🇵10 Jun 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lran2ojuus2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3ll4qf4o7ss2aThis is a steal of a deal! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4qf4o7ss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lkcrvd25zc2eLamotrek (Yap state, Micronesia) is amazing and I wish we could stay for weeks and weeks and weeks! Departing for Guam on Sunday.14 Mar 2025 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcrvd25zc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3ljt5zpxpok2xNeed a brain cleanse from the headlines? Steal away and join our Micronesian passage on Totem for a bit!07 Mar 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljt5zpxpok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3ljlqeyx2ek2aIt is hard to communicate the sheer awesomeness of the WALL of coral on the pass into Ahnd atoll. Heading out to drift-snorkel the pass again today.05 Mar 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlqeyx2ek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lj2y5e2sbk2tMicronesia, sprinkled with lush green islands and… not so many greens! This salad lover did not fully appreciate how few fresh fruit and vegetables would be available for our months in this beautiful region. What to expect, and what we're enjoying. https://www.sailingtotem.com/blog/lush-green-islands-no-greens26 Feb 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2y5e2sbk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lj26dk7uqs2vBeach walk at Ahnd atoll: watching black tip sharks in the shallows, spotting coconut crab in the littoral palms, marveling at the crashing seas in the ocean side of the reef.26 Feb 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj26dk7uqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3liduwgbjvs2cNew luff track going on today! UV damage thoroughly cooked the old one in less than 5 years. 1. Everything on a boat is consumable 2. Routine maintenance ✅ 3. Exotic location ✅ 😜17 Feb 2025 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3liduwgbjvs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lhuxkaqoxc27Sailors: remember how the GFS weather model tanked in comparison to what other countries offered during the 45 administration? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuxkaqoxc27https://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lhuposyras27Fun fact: forgetting the date is 100% normal when cruising, and we're sometimes kinda proud of ourselves for guessing it correctly. Go Nica! 👏😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuposyras27https://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lhk5pqvxn22cTHIS! it is SO much work - and at ever stage, not just the "routine maintenance in exotic locations." yes, we love it and woudln't want it any other way. OK, except maybe the sorta less work way? Well captured, TBG! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk5pqvxn22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lhcaubovys2wHome for February: Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Totem is on the right.03 Feb 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcaubovys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lgukjzn57c2iSailing towards a sunset again, cleansing breeze and golden light making all feel perfect and beautiful for just a little while. 500 NM to Pohnpei, more or less29 Jan 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgukjzn57c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lgexzyfhwk24How lucky am I?! Snorkeling in the Marshall Islands, seeking cephalopod friends to commune with in the tide pools on the ocean side of the atoll. We've been waiting for the trade winds settle; next week has a window to depart, we hope, to Pohnpei, Micronesia (as in, Federated States of).23 Jan 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgexzyfhwk24https://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lc2da7qkus2wWHOA #menugoals We're adapting our own very different Thanksgiving here in the Marshall Islands. There was turkey? More at https://www.sailingtotem.com/blog/a-cruisers-thanksgiving [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2024 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2da7qkus2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lb6wjtui4c2jNew picture of our floating home, Totem, might be my favorite - even if you can barely see the boat! Taken in Majuro, Marshall Islands18 Nov 2024 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6wjtui4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lb6wetpypk2jHow it's going: coaching and consulting to help others embrace life on the water. Currently cruising in micronesia.18 Nov 2024 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6wetpypk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lb6vknmzok2gThirteen years in: college kid returns for winter break in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, two teens still boatschooling aboard18 Nov 2024 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6vknmzok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sailingtotem.bsky.social/post/3lb6v2kfny22zHow it started: our family in 2008, setting sail for a sabbatical aboard our sailboat Totem. Little did we know 🙃 Eight years in: most of a circumnavigation complete, hanging in the cockpit in 201618 Nov 2024 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:njgbzrdxu27cfwkcemcw3txw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6v2kfny22z