by Megan | Jun 4, 2019 | BVI, Caribbean, Sailing, St. Maarten
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...
by Bob | Mar 11, 2019 | BVI, Sailing
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...
by Megan | Mar 4, 2019 | BVI, Sailing
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 back and...
by Megan | Feb 10, 2019 | BVI, Caribbean, Oh Sh*t Moments, The Boat
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...
by Megan | Feb 6, 2019 | BVI, Caribbean, Oh Sh*t Moments
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...
by Megan | Jan 24, 2019 | BVI, Caribbean, Crew, Oh Sh*t Moments, The Boat
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...