From Sea to Shining Sea

When we decided to take this year off of cruising to "land travel," it was in part to take a break from the stress (read: weather)...

If you know, you know! Being a military family we LOVE some acronyms and were pleased to find that our sailing community was full of them! B...

The first day of school! But with it surfaced LOTS of emotions for this homeschool/boatschool momma. This was also likely the last first day...

Long, hot showers. Laundry we can walk to. $5 weekend movies. A car. $2 bowling on Wednesdays. A three-minute drive to the grocery store. Pa...

As military veterans, "hurry up and wait" is something we have known all too well over the years! It transfers well to boat life a...

And we're off! Well...not so fast! First I had to untangle the anchor chain from a submerged casuarina tree. Then we had to adjust some ...

Our days spent in the northern Abacos were pretty spectacular! We had to balance a desire to check it all out with our desire to take advant...

With a few days of strong winds in the forecast, we had a decision to make! We had friends coming to Lubbers Quarters, friends in Hope Town ...

After two seasons of trying to get to the Abacos but having to wave off due to COVID, we have FINALLY made it! We departed Spanish Wells via...

Here's the deal--we tend to set our anchor pretty darn well, with at least 5:1 all-chain scope (usually more like 7:1 and more in higher...

Our time in Eleuthera has admittedly been a bit more subdued this year. While we love so much about the island, we are excited to visit new ...

I don't think there's a cruiser out there who hasn't had something break on their boat while they've been in the middle of p...

 Is it seriously April already? Anyway... We left the Jumentos and hit Long Island for a few days on our way to Cat Island. We love Hillside...