January 7, 2019 After our pleasant visit at Allen’s Cay came to an end and it was time to move on, we chose Compass Cay so we could swim with the sharks. But first, we needed to duck into the island next door to get some fresh food. Donning our marriage-saver headsets, I make my …
December 15, 2018 Color me surprised, but I didn’t budget enough for emergencies at sea. Last week’s epiphany that we had NO clue what was wrong with the drive generator saw us getting a team of 3 experts on board while we were at the Harbor Towne Marina in Fort Lauderdale – and for the …
October 28, 2018 The reality of weather is that while it may be predictable, it is not infallible. In fact, Mother Nature likes to mess with us quite a bit and toss crappy weather on the weekends, which means for us, there would be no more practice sails before we depart south. As a result, …
4 months ago, I got a wild idea to move (again). Those who know me know that I’m restless, and often find myself in need of change. But as the excitement mounted, I found I had no time to think this through. I mean, isn’t that what we who “adult” do? Get a grand idea …
September 14, 2018 Now that we are finally moved aboard, it’s time to move out the last few items from the garage, clean ‘er up, and get the new tenants moved in! We busted our asses cleaning that house. Every window, ledge, baseboard, shelf, cabinet, drawer, and wall plate. We found a miracle product that …
September 7, 2018 When we were halfway between Florida and Virginia, sailing north via the Gulf Stream, we realized the topping lift line broke. After jury-rigging (funny term) the boom, and tying it off to prevent the boom from crushing the bimini, we acknowledged we could not sail this boat with the mainsail until we …
August 31, 2018 In the last post, we shared the journey north from Florida aboard our new Lagoon, arriving early Saturday exhausted and exhilarated after a very successful sail. Understandably, we took most of that weekend off to sleep, do laundry, and plan the move aboard. We would have just shy of one month to …
Now that the deal is coming together, Erik and I took a deep breath and made a final push to crank everything out before we head down to Florida to bring our little girl home. This included packing and storing all non-essential items that won’t be used on the boat. My mother’s fur coats are …
Erik, Sparky and I took off in the early morning hours for the 950-mile, 15-hour drive to Ft. Lauderdale. The only part of that drive that was enjoyable was the fact it was over. Honestly, I’m a bit of a princess when it comes to car rides. I get bored easily, very sleepy, and incredibly …
There is nothing more frustrating than taking inventory of all your furniture, clothes, knick knacks, and even jewelry to realize what a materialistic world we live in, how much we’ve spent on ‘stuff’, and how little it’s now worth – until you list it for sale. Since we are renting the house out, we made …
