Slightly delayed… After spending the night at Grand Harbor and waking with a slight headache after the previous night’s beverages, it was time for my dad and I to say farewell to my mom and start heading down the river, with an emphasis on the down part. After my time on the river, I’ve decided…
Category: i need a vacation…
New Scenery
Kentucky Lake is the Tennessee River dammed just south of Interstate 24. It is one of the odd rivers that flow from South to North in the U.S.A. What this means is it is up hill or against the current until you reach Pickwick lake, located on the Tennessee/Mississippi line. Although there’s not much current,…
Caribbean Sailing, Good Friends and Great Wine
What do you do when you complete your captain’s license? You travel to the Caribbean, of course. After passing my masters upgrade and endorsements, I wasted no time and the next day hopped on a plane bound for Martinique to sail with friends John and Tadji. From my experience, the only easy way to fly…
Stranded South of the Border…Kind of.
Those that are familiar with the sailing and cruising lifestyle are well aware of the uncertainty that awaits . You never make plans. You try to make an educated guesstimate of where you’ll end up and when, but, ultimately, you embark expecting to go with the flow. My “plan” this past winter was to fly…
2018: The Adventures Begin
It would be safe to say we have been busy. And although we have been busy with work, renovating the house and other commitments, we have had some fun too. 2017 was a blah kind of year as it left little time to spend on the boat. It also didn’t allow for much time…
Season’s Greetings from Hot Springs, Arkansas
When you’re living life on the run, you have to make the most of time. So, when Joel’s family tossed out the idea of travelling to Hot Springs Arkansas, it sounded like a great way to enjoy our short Thanksgiving Break as it meant less travel time and, therefore, more play time. In the end,…
Miles, Storms, and Stories
While planning our moves in Sarasota, Em and I decided we should take the boat up the river system to Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley for the remainder of hurricane season. During that time, I’ll pick up some work to replenish the cruising kitty and we can make future plans. After 2 months of amazing adventures with…
We Made It!
And the boat still Floats! The past 3 weeks have been an absolute blur. I had two weeks to finish as many projects on the boat as possible before the boat was scheduled to be picked up. Some of the required projects included wiring the solar and new alternator charging systems, mosquito nets for the…
A New Car!
After over a year of deliberation, we finally purchased a dinghy: a nice, shiny, new dinghy. Originally, we were not planning on buying a new one. However, given our landlocked location, lack of time, and and the lack of used boats in the area, Emily pushed me to take advantage of West Marine’s 15% off…
Like a fish out of water
Right when we almost had everything setup on the boat to make it appear as a cruising boat it was time to remove everything for the BIG MOVE. The day that we planned to drop the mast and haul the boat was forecasted to have rain,sleet,snow and 30 mph winds. Perfect conditions, right? Well, maybe…