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  • Newfoundland

Emerging into Civilization and a New Home

Posted on September 18, 2024September 19, 2024by Sandy

Champagne sailing for our last day and Dogbark finds a new berth at the Royal Newfound Yacht Club.

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    • The Arctic

Into the Labrador Sea

Posted on September 12, 2024September 18, 2024by Sandy

Wildlife breathing new life into the crew!

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  • The Arctic

Straight Outta Qikiqtarjuaq

Posted on September 5, 2024September 5, 2024by Sandy

Wildlife encounters, an Inuktitut language lesson, and a crew exchange!

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  • The Arctic

NW Passage Complete, but We’re Not Done Yet!

Posted on September 3, 2024September 3, 2024by Sandy

We’ve conclude the NW Passage of our journey, now to make our way down south!

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  • The Arctic

Traversing Time and Ice

Posted on August 30, 2024August 31, 2024by Sandy

A cold plunge, bigger icebergs, and more friends in Pond Inlet!

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  • The Arctic

We’re in Iceberg Country Now

Posted on August 26, 2024August 26, 2024by Sandy

REAL icebergs and proof were still having fun out here!

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  • The Arctic

A New Frontier at Fort Ross

Posted on August 26, 2024August 26, 2024by Sandy

Tracing the steps and exploring the former trading grounds of one of Canada’s oldest companies, Hudson’s Bay Company.

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  • The Arctic

The Day We Did ALL the Things!

Posted on August 24, 2024January 9, 2025by Sandy

Pushing through the ice towards Bellot Strait, we find new edges among belugas and a once in a lifetime experience with the Canadian Coast Guard!

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  • The Arctic

Welcome to the Global Race to the Ice Edge Challenge

Posted on August 23, 2024August 23, 2024by Sandy

It’s a race to the first real ice edge flow in Larsen Sound!

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  • Alaska
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    • The Arctic

Through the Looking Ice

Posted on August 16, 2024August 21, 2024by Sandy

Looking through our crystal ice ball to determine our route through the NW Passage.

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  • Alaska

We’re in Polar Bear Country Now

Posted on August 12, 2024August 26, 2024by Sandy

So how does one navigate getting onto a beach to meet a taxi but there are two polar bear cubs and probably a mama polar bear not too far in between you? You send a sacrificial lamb of course.

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  • People, Food, Fun
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    • Tuamotus

Being a Cruiser Kid instead of just a Cruiser

Posted on May 18, 2019May 23, 2019by Talia

What is a cruising kid, you ask? It’s a kid with parents just as crazy as ours who decided to quit school and jobs and head off on a boat to remote and exotic places. Hundreds of boats flock to French Polynesia each year, quite a few of them with kids!

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  • Hawai'i
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    • People, Food, Fun

Adventures With Albatross

Posted on January 30, 2019April 23, 2019by Talia

The best adventures always start way earlier in the morning than you want them too. Our albatross hike was no different.

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  • People, Food, Fun

A Day in the Life of a Dogbarkian

Posted on October 25, 2018October 28, 2018by Talia

For those of you that do not know, Dogbark has tied up at the dock in Honolulu at the Waikiki Yacht Club. We have settled in to a casual daily routine, and I’d like to share it with you so you know what it’s like to live at the dock.

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  • People, Food, Fun

Adventures with Dogs (AKA the BEST Kind of Adventure)

Posted on July 25, 2018April 24, 2019by Talia

I LOVE dogs. So when I heard that we had been offered the chance to go hang out with dogs and go dog sledding, I said “YES!!!”

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  • People, Food, Fun

An Update from Nome: Welcoming People and Fantastic Food

Posted on July 21, 2018October 23, 2018by Talia

“Look Mom, It’s Dogbark!” I said pointing out the airplane window as the plane coasted down towards Nome…

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  • People, Food, Fun

My Temporary Retirement

Posted on June 29, 2018October 23, 2018by Talia

Mom, Savai, and I are all back home in Washington. I consider it to be a temporary retirement from all the work we had to do aboard Dogbark.

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About Us

About Us

Dogbark is a family of four–Janna, Graeme, Talia, and Savai–navigating ice, oceans, and their home waters of the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe to blog updates here.

Janna’s Book

Over a decade ago, Janna and Graeme sailed across the Pacific on their honeymoon. Janna wrote a book about it: The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman’s Search for the Meaning of Wife (Simon & Schuster).

Books We Love

Beyond Birds and Bees: Bringing Home a New Message to Our Kids About Sex, Love, and Equality
Catherine, Called Birdy
Because of Mr. Terupt
The Mysterious Benedict Society
We Were the Lucky Ones
See You in the Cosmos
The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife

Other Boat Blogs

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Posts by Author

  • 1 Graeme
    • So We’re Back in Nome…
    • Captain’s Report – Day 6 – Off Icy Bay
    • Captain’s Report – Day 4 – In Alaskan Waters!
    • Captain’s Report – Day 3 – South End Haida Gwaii
    • Captain’s Report – Day 2 – West Side Vancouver Island
  • 1 Janna
    • Strong Leadership
    • Buoyed by Books: Readings on Climate Activism
    • Dogbark to Alaska Again – Day 1
    • In the Media! In the Ice! In the Movies (sort of)!
    • Top 10 Life Changes Since Being Back
  • 1 Savai
    • Alaska Summer of 2020 Rewind
    • Wrapped Up in Aerial Silks
    • A Closer Look at Treasures
    • On-the-Water Activities
    • Our Wonderful Food
  • 1 Sandy
    • Well Travelled and Well Lived Advice From the Crew
    • Emerging into Civilization and a New Home
    • Screeched In and Ready to Explore
    • Into the Labrador Sea
    • Straight Outta Qikiqtarjuaq
  • 1 Talia
    • Halfway Day!
    • We’re Back!
    • Solomon’s Sea Life Essay
    • A Year of Earth Science
    • The Cookie Catastrophe!

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Categories

  • The Arctic 25
  • People, Food, Fun 25
  • Boat Stuff 12
  • Pacific Northwest 10
  • Alaska 9
  • Boatschool 8
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