boatlife
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Everything breaks…all the time…it’s a boat!
When we first made the decision to sell everything and buy a boat for travel, my grandmother said, “Don’t do it. Your grandfather was always fixing something on his boat. Everything was always breaking. You’ll always be working on it.” I thought to myself, well, I’m always fixing something in the house, how can it Continue reading
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Storm prep…Hurricane is coming!
As I am writing this, Hurricane Helene is barreling toward the big bend of Florida. The track looks like it’s going to take it right over Tallahassee, or nearby there. The width of the storm is over 400 miles and we will catch the outer edges of the storm sometime later in the evening. Daily, Continue reading
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We found out how good our anchor is!
One night, on our second time at anchor, we discovered the significance of being able to anchor properly and have good ground tackle. Dark had just settled in, and I noticed the wind picking up. The stars were no longer as visible as the clouds rolled in and the boat began to shudder as the thunder clapped Continue reading
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Progress!
I’ve been writing a about our difficulties. Lightning strikes, no power, stuck at a dock. I was beginning to think my blog about sailing was going to be about boat repair and that was it. I am happy to write this time, though that we are making headway! We are beginning to think about weather windows, not quite there, Continue reading
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Living in a house vs. a boat
So, as I said last week, we’ve really only experienced docklife and not boatlife. But I was thinking about it and we are still in a position to be able to see some real differences between this and our life in a house. Sure, there’s a lot that includes not having full time jobs anymore, but really Continue reading
The Great Wander 