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 There are places a boater hears about again and again when chatting with other boaters. Marineland Marina has been one of those places. In the past we have made plans to stop in but each time something conspired to stop us. We were determined tha…

Years ago my young nephew, who is not lucky enough to live with dogs said, “Your dogs sure do sleep a lot.” And I guess they do, but then that’s true of all dogs not just our canine crew. I like to think it’s because they work so hard throughout the da…

Jeff and I often joke that if they ever did an autopsy on us they’d find dog hair in our livers and within other internal organs. If you’re the type who wants things always clean, do not get a Lab. However, if you want non-stop love then jump right in!…

Good news for the kids. Snotty weather meant that we stayed an extra day at the Titusville Municipal Marina which meant Dylan and Dee Dee had four trips to the dog park! So you may be wondering how Dee Dee did after being put on restriction at the Vero…

Since we first crossed paths with Spray and her crew in Sarasota we’ve been bumping into each other again and again as we both begin our slow trek back to Castine. It’s fun to see friends from back home along the way. Sarasota was where we had the larg…

We did it! After months of wondering if the depths would be enough for our 6 foot draft, we crossed the Okeechobee Waterway taking us from the west coast to the east coast of Florida. Of course, it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our ha…

Last August after Dee Dee had been onboard for a couple of months we went over the job requirements of an aCappella First Mate. Dee Dee was brought onboard as a probationary Third Mate with the hope that she would learn the First Mate skills from Dyl…

You don’t have to be a longtime follower of TakingPaws to know that Dylan loves dolphins. Back in December when Garmin was onboard Dee Dee had her first real dolphin experience. But even then she was way more focused on Dylan and our guests (especially…

Much of the charm of cruising is getting to see so many interesting places. Pretty much every stop we make has something special, different, or interesting. But all of this moving around does have a downside as well. It takes time to plan the routes (J…

TakingPaws has a great following of dog owners, dog lovers, cruising dogs, and dogs who want to cruise. We hear from them on the blog, via email, and, best of all for the kids, in person when they stop by to say hello. We answer a lot of questions abou…