August 29th- 2025 Yesterday was the last day we got to spend with our son in Stuart, FL. My husband and I are now empty-nesters and semi-retired so we have the freedom and flexibility to travel on our boat a little bit more than before when he was living aboard and in school. Our sonContinue reading “East Coast Trip 2025- Leaving Stuart, FL”
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A New Chapter
Ok, let’s catch up. If you were paying ANY attention to the timeline…you’ll notice that we had QUITE the stint of hanging out in Stuart, FL from August 2021-December of 2024. Wow did the time fly. I’m a bit embarrassed to say that we didn’t really get to take any decent sailing trips during thatContinue reading “A New Chapter”
Learning to Liveaboard- 60+ Reasons to Love Boat Life
On The Hook Again
Wow! What a long time it’s been. On one hand, I want to apologize for the lack of adventure-posting but on the other hand, we really have been very busy! To help you (and honestly me) catch up, here’s a timeline of our life recently: Honestly from then on, it’s been kind of a blurContinue reading “On The Hook Again”
GEAR REVIEW// Misha Life Coffee
About: This “Specialty Gourmet Peruvian Coffee Blend” is an 8.8 ounce whole bean blend of Bourbon, Caturra, and Typica varieties of “Arabica Coffee“. Grown at an altitude of 1800 meters (6000 feet) in the Satipo region of Peru, this gourmet coffee blend has a splendid Chocolate and Almond flavor and is medium roasted to perfection.Continue reading “GEAR REVIEW// Misha Life Coffee”
Adventures in Boat Life- A Teenager’s View
During our first cruising year, June of 2020- June of 2021, our teen son was “boatschooled.” One of his topics was writing/journal entries. He was given a couple of prompts, to help jump start his thoughts…and this is what he wrote. I think it’s a great perspective, and hopefully gives other teens some motivation whenContinue reading “Adventures in Boat Life- A Teenager’s View”
Year Two Starts Now!
After two wonderful months of hanging out in Colorado with my folks, (see the “surprise we’re home” video here) we made our way through New Mexico to visit our property and off-grid cabin, then focused on getting to Florida. It was a welcome break from the liveaboard routine, but we did miss the boat! Now,Continue reading “Year Two Starts Now!”
Reflections (and lessons learned) from our first year of boat life
As I look back on our year of being a liveaboard family, all I can do is smile. Thinking about all of the adventures we’ve been through, things we’ve learned, and experiences we’ve had….I wouldn’t change a thing! We started our journey after day 30 of the COVID isolation in April, 2020. After assessing ourContinue reading “Reflections (and lessons learned) from our first year of boat life”
Florida Keys Trip, Part 3 of 4- Marathon/Boot Key Harbor & Big Pine Key
Missed part 2? Check it out here!! Sunday, Dec. 27th- Lifted the anchor early so that we could start the 25nm trek to Marathon and Boot Key Harbor. We knew another fierce wind was coming soon, this time from the Northeast. Approaching BKH from the Northeast, you get to see popular places of interest suchContinue reading “Florida Keys Trip, Part 3 of 4- Marathon/Boot Key Harbor & Big Pine Key”
Florida Keys Trip, Part 2 of 4- Biscayne Bay -> Marathon
Missed Part 1? Read it here Fri, 12/18/20-Our stop in Biscayne National Park was short, just an overnight at Sands Key. As we headed south the next morning, the cold wind didn’t want to help us too much because it was basically right behind us from the northeast and we were heading south so weContinue reading “Florida Keys Trip, Part 2 of 4- Biscayne Bay -> Marathon”
Destination Adrift 