1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogHootinthehousehttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/hootinthehouse/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4mTuHB57lP"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/less-heard-benefit-vegan/">A Less Heard Of Benefit Of Being Vegan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/less-heard-benefit-vegan/embed/#?secret=4mTuHB57lP" width="600" height="338" title="“A Less Heard Of Benefit Of Being Vegan” — HappyCow" data-secret="4mTuHB57lP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HappyCowArticlePNW-5-of-7.jpg52393493You’ve probably heard that a vegan diet is good for your heath. You’ve probably heard that it’s good for the planet. And you know that it’s good for the animals. These things are all true. However, you might not have heard one of my personal favorite things about being vegan: it’s an adventure. I spent the past two weeks traveling on a sailboat through the San Juan islands in the Pacific Northwest. We started in Bellingham, Washington, sailed up through the islands as far north as Victoria, B.C, and headed back, taking our time as one does on a sailboat when there is no wind. We even got to see a massive pod of Orcas, swimming 75 deep up the coastline. A sight I won’t soon forget. I prepared well for the trip. Being the only vegan in our party of 5, I knew that I might have to get creative, but hey, I welcome the opportunity. I brought plenty of snacks, cans on cans of pintos, and enough kombucha to (almost) sink a ship. On our 5th night, we docked at a tiny little town on San Juan island called Friday Harbor. The rest of the group wanted to […]