Halifax Harbour Marina, Daytona Beach, Florida

.Did a short hop today up to Daytona Beach. Went to the Farmer’s Market in New Smyrna this morning, got a few fresh veg plus some shrimp from the local area. Left New Smyrna about 9:30, got here by noon. Left the Indian River and entered the Halifax Ri…

Hopetown

Saturday March 19, 2011

On our second day at Man-O-War we decided to rent a small 20 foot boat to take the short run over to Hopetown.  It was a fun 4 mile ride to the small harbor there.  We rented a couple of golf carts and had a…

Kim Jo III

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday March 15, 16 and 17, 2011

We are getting used to sitting in the dark; gives us time to reflect on the day. We are adjusting our schedule and trying to get everything done before 19:30 when we turn the generator off.  The nights here are very quiet.We took the dinghy out&nb…

DriftAway

Painting the Windlass

I love Spring and warm sunny days, especially on the weekend.  Of course, that also means boat projects and the “honey do” list.   I imagine that honey do lists are a bit different for live  aboards than for dirt dwellers.  I’l…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-03-19 13:51:00

KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FIX – AKA – Smith Clan goes wild in the Keys!!! Couldn’t ask for a better group of boating enthusiasts than our recent guests.  They have been on Broulee before in the BVI’s and we were a little nervous about the cooler tem…

Chinook

Update

Since our last blog, we had a change in plans and decided not to head south. We’re enjoying this area too much to leave! We did, however, head home for a couple of weeks to visit with family and friends and to get caught up on life back there. (…

San Miguel de Allende

Traveling from Huatulco in the south all the way to San Miguel in central Mexico didn’t make a lot of sense, in retrospect. It took a couple of short flights to get there; we could have made the trip by bus back when our boat had been near Manzanilll…

aCappella

The Kids Are All Right

One of the most common questions we receive about life onboard is, “How do the dogs like the boat?” Two big dogs on a boat can certainly be a challenge at times, but trust us, these kids are just fine on the boat. Dyna is happiest laying on the st…

Stopping in Vero Beach Florida

We have arrived at Vero Beach Florida, and it looks like a great place to stop for awhile. We have been traveling for a year and have covered almost 6,000 miles by boat and 2,000 by car. We are at Grand Harbor, Loggerhead Marina and will stay for at le…

March 14-18, 2011 St. John’s River, FL

  March 14.  Last night (March 13) we anchored on Murphy Creek off of the St. Johns River.  It was a nicely protected anchorage and very quiet.  A few small fishing skiffs came through and waved.  Artie wanted to take a swim off the back of the boat; oh no…  he no sooner said that […]