Today, we’re going through stuff. Our house sold in early summer and fortunately the buyers wanted most of the contents, all except personal things. We’re sorting into three piles: necessities, memorabilia and garage sale. Not sur…
#54 Reflections … A Year Later
Today, we’re going through stuff. Our house sold in early summer and fortunately the buyers wanted most of the contents, all except personal things. We’re sorting into three piles: necessities, memorabilia and garage sale. Not sur…
Off to San Francisco: Leg 2 and New Toys
We pulled into Ventura Keys around 1130 on Thursday. We have friends named Stan and Diane who own a house with a private dock, and they had kindly offered to let us stay at their dock while we waited for … Continue reading →
August 14 Sunday Mackinaw City Docks
The weather is really confusing. According to NOAA, waves are less than 2ft and winds are 10-15 knots. I called Leland, our next port, and there is over a 30 knot wind with 4ft waves. We will stay and take the ferry … Continue reading →
August 13 Saturday Mackinaw City Docks
A another quiet day in port. We catch up on news and get a TV fix. We hear from the Looper Train in the afternoon and we wander over to see everyone in the late afternoon. They are all staying … Continue reading →
Electronics partially installed. Awesome!
Yesterday was a perfect day to install electronics. It was sunny and warm with a nice breeze to blow smoke away should we fry anything.Sven, the young guy who owns Boat Verk, is 6′ 7″ tall. You’d think that would keep him from fitting…
Frequently Asked Questions about Living on a Boat
In June 2004 we drove to Montreal to move aboard our new trawler and bring her home to Toronto. I still recall standing along the wall at the Old Port of Montreal and looking down to see our new boat, … Continue reading →
Head Tales and a Visitor from the West
9/6/11 Tuesday Today was the day we had planned on leaving Northpoint Marina and heading down to Chicago. So much for plans! Mother Nature had other ideas. The winds are out of the NE at 25 knots with higher gusts and no let up …
Sept. 5 – Kent Narrows, MD
Day 171 – Back to a MarinaPiney Narrows Yacht HavenWe woke up to a nice day, but we knew the weather was going to deteriorate during the day. There’s a front moving in and the remnants of tropical storm Lee, so we will have wind and rain the next few d…
Washington, DC
We left our anchorage early Thursday morning to a beautiful sunrise and a gorgeous day to cruise into Washington. It’s always a goose bump time cruising into our Nation’s Capital. The history starts to unfold as we come into the Washington Channel as t…
