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 …
There are some mornings it isn’t cut and dry as to whether or not it’s a good day to head out. The wind is blowing, but how much wind is too much? We look at numerous weather and marine apps on our phones and the iPad. We look at each other and ask “What …
It has been almost 3 weeks since we left our home port of Chesapeake City on a journey of adventure, discovery and warmer temperatures! Small town America, as we like to refer to it, warms our hearts. Reminders of simpler times, a slower pace, a time where people looked up and said “Hi, how are …
Coming back from shore in the dinghy after taking Blue to do his thing, we climb on Floating Home to find it infested with thousands of bugs. YUCK! So, this is what anchoring out is like, huh? After getting a little food in our bellies we head to the helm and try once again to …
Sunday, November 5, 2017 was another new beginning for us. I know, we keep referring to ‘firsts’ along our big adventure, but that is what is so amazing about this life, it is full of firsts! The Intra-coastal waterway (ICW) is the route we are using to take our Floating Home to Florida. Here’s a …
We are so excited to be starting our way south. How fortunate we’ve been that this has been a very mild fall and living on a boat has been very comfortable with these temperatures. Our departure was pushed back by just a day so that Jim could see his dermatologist and have a simple procedure …
We are just days away from heading on with our journey to Florida. We’ve been at our home port in Chesapeake City, Maryland for about 3 weeks, busy with appointments, boat maintenance and repairs, and lots of visits with family and friends. We are excited to continue the adventure and to explore the Intracoastal Waterway! …
It’s September, our last month in Rhode Island. We just celebrated Labor Day, the weather is already feeling cooler and we’re beginning to plan our trip south. But first we’ll reminisce about our first summer aboard our Floating Home. We had hopes of visiting more places in New England, such as Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, …
Jim and I realized that it’s been quite a while since our last blog post. It’s hard to believe that we’ve living been in Rhode Island for 8 weeks now! I think the main reason that we haven’t added to our blog is that life just seems so normal to us. While our friends and …