Where the eff have we been?? Musings on hurricane season from the MIA sailors
Hi there! Remember us? Okay… so it’s been a while. I mean, it’s turned from winter at home to spring and school is nearly out for summer. We’ve been a little MIA lately. Guilty as charged! Since we don’t do this to make money, just to share our experience and keep...
Bob rants about sleep!
Howdy all! I’m back! Over the last two months here in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), we’ve met countless people when ashore for ‘Boat Beer Conservation Hour’. Most people call this sweet 2-hour period every day ‘Happy Hour’. But, we have decided to rename it for...
Winter is good too! A special post for our friends at home
Hi there! We already posted a blog this week, but we've been hearing from a lot of friends at home and everyone is pretty frustrated with the weather. It's been a helluva winter back home in Wisconsin! In February, they've had 50 inches of snow! Not to mention the sub...
Friends onboard in BVI
Last week our first visitors came to visit us on the boat! It’s crazy to think that we’ve been living this life, on our boat, for nearly five months now. Most of that time was spent trekking across the turbulent fall seas of the European coast and tacking...
You can’t fight nature – the broken nav light
Sailing and cruising look glamorous. Oftentimes, it appears that all we do is lounge around sunbathing. I mean, taking your vacation home with you wherever you want to go is pretty fricken epic! But there’s a LOT of work in sailing; a lot of trial and error; a lot...
Exploring the British Virgin Islands (BVI)
We’ve been in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) for nearly a month now, and are nearing our time to check out. Different countries have different timeframes, but arriving in BVI via boat, you have a 30-day limit, and then need to check out of the country. However, you...
Crewed Charter Anchoring WTF
You may have seen that this morning we called out a charter company on our Instagram and Facebook stories regarding their dangerous anchoring choice. As I write, we are sitting on our back deck drinking our coffee, watching their charter guests have breakfast about...
What is cruising?
Now that we’ve accomplished our goal to sail the Atlantic Ocean, and we’ve gotten some important maintenance, we’re slowing things waaaaay down. We are officially in cruising mode. If you follow us on Instagarm or Facebook, you’ve seen us use the #cruisinglife...
Bob rants again!!
Yes folks, here it is, another broker and boat rant! Put the kids in bed, pour a drink, make some popcorn and get ready for yet another WTF ride! My last post was about the Atlantic Crossing and I’ve been mute since. A lot has happened! As Megan previously posted, we...