Who are we? 

Bill and Lisa from Winters, California.   Our dog is Sparky, a wild Wire Haired Fox Terrier.   We have been sailing together on the San Francisco Bay and Mexico for about 17 years.

Beyond Reason, a 1979 Hans Christian 43 Ketch is our second sailboat.   While initially looking at her we thought there was no way we could afford a boat of this size.   We made and unreasonable offer and it was accepted.  To this day we shake our heads and say "WOW".    This was our dream boat and still is.

This is the second edition of our website.   You can find our original version in the links to your left.   We hope to begin filling this version with new challenges and fun as we continue to explore places where others have been but failed to see through our point of view.
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Jan. 15, 2012:  Chicks version update and News

December came and went in a blur for us. With visits both to and from our families it was tough to put anything down about all the work we actually accomplished as well.

Lisa and I decided it was time to start purging a bit of the two and a half decades worth of stuff we had accumulated or we may never be able to launch another voyage, so that is what we did.

In late November was purchased a 20 foot Ocean Container and have placed that into long term “parking” or storage. It has taken weeks but we are finally able to see all the walls and floors in the house once again.

During this “cleaning” period we did have a visit from our grandson and his parents (our son and daughter in law). It is probably one of the greatest parental dreams to be able to see mush filled head of your son solidify just a bit in a spark of genius or talent. On the night of Dec 11th, just one day before Lisa and my anniversary, Hans and I sat down and strummed a little Ukulele.

Ukulele is not going to save the world, and most likely not going to feed Han’s family, but it was nice to see what had taken me nearly 2 years to learn, he was able to pickup in a short 30 minute session. I believe in the picture shown we are actually playing “Sheena is a punk rocker”. Lisa, Shane and Anya all seemed pleased when we stopped, but the sound of the adjacent neighbors slamming there windows shut near the end of the song sounded like Beatles fans at Shay Stadium in NY, or for you Spinal Tap fans, the audience at Xanadu Star Theater in Cleveland incessantly clapping and screeching.

It was a nice way to end the year. Lisa and I are looking forward to the coming months of more sunshine (Winter Solstice was 21 Dec.) in our lives and a chance to shake off what has been a cold (daily temps dropping into the 50’s) winter for us.

Oct. 1, 2011:  Video's again.

We have added a video that Lisa and I made up from our trip to Alaska last month.   We booked a flight on a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver for a flight over the Misty Fjords in Ketchikan.  Lisa enjoyed the ride but I was ecstatic.   Truly this the next purchase we will make if we ever sell Beyond Reason.   Of course neither will likely come true, but it is good to have a plan if you live to 100.

You will notice that we are using Veoh instead of Youtube.  Youtube has actually become quite restrictive and from my point of view unfair.  We had originally posted the video on Youtube, and you can still view it there in an abridged version.  You will notice that there is no background sound track as Youtube forced us to use their studio background music or none at all.   If you look closely on the Youtube site you will also notice ads at the bottom and an advertisement from Warner Music Group on the right hand side with the link for the original music we had added as a second track beside the roar of the Beaver's engine.  I am not averse to WMG's ad and in fact think it is fair advertisement for the music we enjoy, but Youtube requiring us to take the music off and accept the ads is just wrong.   Veoh does not have the restrictions so you can hear and see the video in it's original form.

Anyway, enjoy the content.   The website is alive and well and we hope to add a bunch more current content in the upcoming months.

Feb 20, 2011:  Holy Smokes what happened to the pictures!

Holy smokes is right, it has been nearly a year since we posted anything on the website.   As you can see we have made some minor changes.   We have moved the original website to http://www.beyondreasonarchive.us.  All the original material is there.   New travel fun and challenges will be posted here in the near future.

Watch for changes as we expand some of our pages and input new content.

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