Life Aboard Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing! Ep-205
This week we continue heading south on the Intracoastal Waterway, making our way toward Palm Beach, Florida. What starts as a fairly normal cruising day quickly turns into something much more confronting.
Between boat jobs like waterproofing our cushions and settling into life underway again, we’re hit with a scary reminder of how unpredictable life aboard can be when Nala suddenly becomes unwell and we have to rush her to the vet. It’s the kind of moment no cruising pet owner ever wants to face — and one that forces us to think seriously about what could happen when we’re far more remote.
With a Pacific crossing on the horizon, this experience becomes a wake-up call about preparedness, medical planning, and the realities of life at sea when help isn’t just around the corner.
This episode is a mix of cruising, boat maintenance, and real life — the good, the stressful, and everything in between.
⛵ Sailing south on the ICW
🐾 A health scare with Nala
🛠️ Boat jobs & preparations
🌊 Preparing mentally for the Pacific
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This week we continue heading south on the Intracoastal Waterway, making our way toward Palm Beach, Florida. What starts as a fairly normal cruising day quickly turns into something much more confronting.
Between boat jobs like waterproofing our cushions and settling into life underway again, we’re hit with a scary reminder of how unpredictable life aboard can be when Nala suddenly becomes unwell and we have to rush her to the vet. It’s the kind of moment no cruising pet owner ever wants to face — and one that forces us to think seriously about what could happen when we’re far more remote.
With a Pacific crossing on the horizon, this experience becomes a wake-up call about preparedness, medical planning, and the realities of life at sea when help isn’t just around the corner.
This episode is a mix of cruising, boat maintenance, and real life — the good, the stressful, and everything in between.
⛵ Sailing south on the ICW
🐾 A health scare with Nala
🛠️ Boat jobs & preparations
🌊 Preparing mentally for the Pacific
Thanks for being here and supporting our journey — it truly means the world to us.
LOVE OUR CONTENT??
Here are the many ways you can support us!
❤️️ Support our creations & get exclusive perks by becoming a Patron:
☞ https://www.patreon.com/Leadingtheescapade
🍻 Shout us a drink 🍹 or make a one off Donation 🫶🏽 to our PayPal to support our creations:
☞ https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=R48D67JJBMDB4
💗 Give us a SuperThanks here on Youtube:
☞ You can find this by clicking the three dots (…) next to the like, share and download buttons (although YouTube takes a large chunk so PayPal is our Fave)
📱Follow us on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/leading.the.escapade/
Thank-you, you are greatly appreciated!
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