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Departure Update
On Facebook, when I published last week’s post, I wrote that we were hoping to leave for St. Augustine the next day. I later posted that it was not a full blog post, but that we didn’t get to depart. The more I’ve thought about it, there really is a story there that I think Continue reading
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Persistence, grit, determination …it’s all needed
Persistence We have been visiting family and friends lately back home. Something that has come up more than once is people’s amazement at our persistence. I’ve heard more than once, “From what you’ve written, I would have bailed a long time ago! I’m impressed by your persistence!” This has been a difficult year. Without a Continue reading
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Spending a week away from the dock at Julington Creek.
As we got ready to leave Green Cove for a little while, we knew we wanted to stay on the St. Johns River. It’s still hurricane season. We’ve weathered three hurricanes now in Green Cove and have done pretty well, though Helene was really rough even though we were just on the outer edges of Continue reading
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Knowing there’s always more to learn!
When I was writing last week’s post about the trip that ended (for me) in Key West, I had a few people ask me, “What made that trip worthwhile?” I tried to answer that question . .while I was writing about the importance of keeping up with the weather. It became too much and too Continue reading
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Headed for a hurricane!
Keeping up with the weather is critical in the sailing world. I know that sounds obvious, but it’s really true. As we all know, things with the weather change, sometimes very rapidly and you have to have a plan for when things change. In late June I joined a boat, we were supposed to go Continue reading
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The Creepy Crawlies
It doesn’t matter where you live, you have creep crawly critters. In houses you can have mice, rats, spiders, or snakes. You just might not be super aware of those critters that you are sharing your space with. On a boat however, your awareness of these critters does become a little more heightened. In December, when we were 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
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Lightning!
I’ve heard, mostly on TV or social media, people who were near lightning strikes say that the hair on the back of their neck stood up. Or one guy told me his friend’s hair was sticking straight up right before lightning struck nearby. I’ve never experienced that. Of course, I don’t know if I’ve ever Continue reading
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Start of Boatlife
People always said that cruising on a boat is simply fixing a boat in exotic places…I’m ready for the exotic places to begin. In early August I flew down to Florida to begin preparations for the boat to go in the water. Then at the end of that week, One Life would go in the Continue reading
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Our First Hotel Stop!
Alright, so a couple of weeks ago I was so excited about the hotel, I almost skipped a campsite and national park! We got to the hotel and we were so excited! You could get up in the middle of the night without grabbing a dog leash to go to the bathroom! You could get Continue reading
The Great Wander 