I’m like a kid every time I see a dolphin come up for air! I stop what I am doing and turn my focus to these beautiful creatures. The biggest smile comes across my face as I wait for their smooth, silvery bodies come to the surface for another breath. One afternoon, while in New …
Have we found the town where we’d like to settle down? Did you ever dream of a perfect town where you’d like to live? The main crossroads near the place we’d called home for over 30 years had grown from 2 lanes to 6 lanes. Big box stores and subdivisions were popping up all around …
Our second trip south we felt a bit more relaxed and comfortable having a bit of experience under our belt. We safely arrived in Florida on December 2 where we will spend the winter. Good thing we had some experience with the journey because we came across a few challenges. We left Bohemia Bay Yacht …
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If you know us then you probably know our dog, Blue, too. He’s an 11 and a half-year-old 90-pound black lab mix, part black bear, part teddy bear. On April 2, 2015, we sadly had to say goodbye to our dog, Toby, a Beagle Bassett. We thought life would be easier without having to deal …
In our previous post, Everything Happens for a Reason, the changes in our planned vacation were described. We have created a video of some of the day’s experience on our youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaIPZ3RPq_c Check it out!
Here we are in the hot Maryland August sun. Our plan was to head back up to New England for at least part of the summer, but somehow, we were led to stay right here on the Chesapeake Bay this summer. After a full year of living full time on the boat, including a trip …
What we hope to hear when spending time on our floating home are the sounds of silence. Or perhaps, water lapping against the hull or maybe birds singing in the early morning hours. April 14, 2017 was the first night we spent on our floating home. The beginning of a new journey, a new chapter …
The chart books have been dusted off. Weather is being closely watched. Provisioning has begun. It is time for Floating Home to float back north to her home port! In the 3 months that we’ve stayed at The Marina at Ortega Landing, we have taken Floating Home out for a cruise only 3 or 4 …
It’s interesting how things happen. Here we are in Florida, for just 3 months. In October Jim’s parents became full-time Floridians in a beautiful retirement community. Jim received a call last Tuesday night from his mom. His dad had had a stress test in the morning. That evening the doctor called with the results and …
The sky is blue, with a few white, puffy clouds and the breeze is warm. We’re hearing about snow, ice and cold from friends and family in the north. We made it to Florida! It has been a little over a month since we arrived in Jacksonville. The marina is a beautiful place …
This would be the first year, since having children, that we didn’t have our own home where we would spend Christmas. This was when I first experienced a disappointment in our live aboard life. In early December Jim said “Our Floating Home needs to be decorated for Christmas!” Bummer, I was hoping he wouldn’t notice! …
One of the most common questions we get is “How do you guys get around?” Since we were about 16 years old the ability to drive a car and get where we wanted to go when we wanted was something we greatly appreciated. A car equals freedom and mobility. This big adventure has brought on …