Don’t fall in love with a dreamer… a great old tune by Kenny Rogers. Yesterday’s blog was written by Pam and it seems to have hit a note with cruisers, especially women. This got me to thinking about cruisers and live-aboards in general, …
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Women Cruising, to go or not to go, that is the question.
Anyone with a hobby,has a big dream to go with that hobby. I used to ride horses when I was a kid. My kid dream was to ride in Madison Square Garden. Lol, my horse was a backyard hack and I didn’t even know how to show jump. It was truly a pipe dream b…
The Boston Whaler
After 20 plus years of sitting on the roof of Drift Away, we launched the Boston Whaler yesterday. In order to launch the boat, I first needed to pick it up with the electric hoist. A 13′ Boston Whaler with a 40 HP outboard is heavy. …
Where Is Today’s Blog?
Pamela wrote yesterday’s blog and the day’s before that. I asked her what she was going to write about next and she said she thought she’d write about why cruising women often want to keep a home to return to. I thought that sounded l…
Tybee Island, Georgia in Pictures
A few blogs ago, Dave asked for advice on blog topics. We got many great suggestions, including a suggestion to visit Tybee Island from the folks aboard Summer Wind. So today, we did exactly that, along with Bill and Patty who are also…
A typical travel day from my pespective
Ok, so I keep getting requests that I should write more often about life aboard from a woman’s perspective. So here goes.While underway… well, actually, let me back up. As we prepare to get underway, the first thing I do is survey the dock lines. I c…
Cameras and Cruising
Those of us who are out cruising are either fulfilling our dreams or living out a nightmare. Either way, most of us want to record our adventures in photos so we can share them with our friends and family, and so we can look at them when Pam puts…
Photographing Wormsloe
Just down the road from Isle of Hope Marina is the Wormsloe Historic Site, owned by the state of Georgia since 1973. Pam and I decided to walk the dogs to Wormsloe and bring my camera to take some pics.It was originally owned by a fella named Nob…
No, Really. This is Life on Drift Away.
Chevy cut one of his paws on an oyster shell a couple of weeks ago, which stopped our cruise south as we get him taken care of at the vet’s. Because Chevy and Ruby love to run, swim, and play on beaches, Pam decided to order some dog booties.&nbs…
Blog Topics
This blog is intended to be about what it’s like to live aboard and cruise on a project boat. When there are projects or when we’re cruising, the blog is easy. I just write about what we did. When we stay in one place for a bit, it be…
