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Everyone always told us to just go. You can work on projects underway. Cruising is just fixing your boat in exotic places. Well, we took some of that advice and after fixing the “major” stuff we took off in our unfinished project boat. That resulted in us searching for parts and supplies in over 20 […]

https://youtu.be/CFycOt0Xcuo   In this episode – Sailboat Refit – Dreams vs Reality – Too Many Fumes, we dive into what it was like to follow our dreams over a decade ago and show you what a day working on the boat can turn into. Not everyday is rainbows and unicorns around here.   We were

In this episode – Something’s Missing – we share our experiences with wandering around tropical islands for years. We’ve been to a lot of populated and deserted islands, and they are all magical in their own way. Some of our favorite places to visit have been atolls in the middle of the ocean with barely

https://youtu.be/qJReAPUymFs A cruising boat is a lot like a play-fort – a play-fort that can carry you to thousands of dreamy and unheard of destinations scattered all around the globe. Recently we’ve begun making some major changes to our own play-fort in order to add a little more comfort and convenience to our life afloat.

In this episode – Something’s Brewing – we give you a sneak peak at the insane project we’re taking on and show you what it’s like sharing a ten square foot kitchen. After living aboard and traveling for over a decade, we’re making some serious modifications to our floating home to make it more functional,

In Episode 2 we pay tribute to sailing heroes that encouraged us and helped us bring our fantasy to life. The stories of Lin and Larry Pardey and Hal and Margaret Roth brought us inspiration and gave us insight on the practicalities of living and traveling on a sailboat. Come along for the ride as

We travel back in time to “The Field of Dreams” where we started our adventure in the direct path of Hurricane Wilma. We had just sold everything in Michigan and were ready to close on our sailboat in Florida when we realized that Wilma, the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin,

In Part 1 of the story we were leaving Vivarillos en route to Cayo Becerro. The reefs in this area are magical and we were hoping to spend some time here since we were able to fill up our water tanks from all of the rain we had. Friday May 28th Big conch were crawling

     I was strolling down the pier when I ran into my friend Brian.  “Did you see what the hurricane is doing?!” I asked. I was hoping to get a reaction, but the vibe I got was more like: “are you guys really freaking out again?” According to the forecast, we weren’t in the path.

We spent Halloween, Thanksgiving, Xmass, New Years, Valentines Day, Easter, and St. Patricks Day in The Yard.   Merci Beaucoup!!!  Our new neighborhood.  The crane arrives. Down she comes.   All the neighbors pitched in to help us.   Happy Turkey Day!   The show must go on.  Re-upholstery 101      Morning walks were beautiful in the