#sailing #offgrid #livingfree We sail out of Dakar Senegal in West Africa and out into the rough Atlantic Ocean. Taking my boat Galopin for an open sea trial. ...

To say that we have a lot of work ahead of us is an understatement! Now that we are in the thick of things we are getting a real idea of what needs to be ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree When Galopin was sailing with the motor under load I heard and felt something was not right. And it was Arona, the genius ...

Can turtles fly? It’s haul out day! “There is nothing scarier and more exciting than seeing your entire house and everything you own held up by two little ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree Here we are living on the hard in Dakar Senegal. Me and my boat Galopin. In this case the hard or boat yard is the beach. Which ...

Will it ever go it? If we are ever going to move our boat again, we need to get our engine up and running. The trip north really did a number on her and we ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree Adele and I sail through traffic on our approach into Dakar. The girl gets off Galopin and we say good bye. She was great to have ...

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More Boat Projects! We have final made it to our new home in Virginia and boy was that shakedown cruise a doozy. We have discovered a whole “boat” load of ...

#sailing #hitchhiker #livingfree Boat hitchhikers. Ever been approached by any? Ever consider taking one or more on your travels? Ever have one aboard? Who are ...

Is this the end of our journey? What a change in scenery we had this week. Going from the tranquil grasses and trees to a full-on industrial landscape, what ...

#sailing #offgrid #hitchhiking I was going to solo sail the four day journey to the West Coast of the African continent when I met Adele. Adele is a boat ...

We Got Infested 🦟 Who knew that the ICW would be a go to vacay? The more we travel it the more we wonder how many beautiful things we have not seen in the ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree There's always something to fix when living on a sailboat. And when it's your dinghy engine which you need to go to shore, it's ...

Chasing the Sunshine! 😎🏝 Sometimes you need to slow down and smell the roses. We have been on a mission to get north as quick as possible and have forgotten ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree My engine ran out of oil while out on the ocean and I had forgotten to buy more before heading out. I put whatever oil I had on ...

Boat Life: Living Our Best Life Wow! Does it get any better than this?! Some days are just fantastic from the moment you open your eyes. These were those ...

#sailing #offgrid #livingfree Tarrafal was a wonderful place to stay and visit, but it was time for us to go. We sailed off well before dawn and were blessed ...

WE HIT! Top & Bottom Well, I guess it was inevitable. We knew the party wasn’t going to last forever. There is something truly special about taking the ...

#sailing #happylife #livingfree We set off to sail to Senegal. But we have to turn back because of weather and the real possibility of serious engine failure. ...

Squat down and hold your breath! I don’t know if we have mentioned it before but Honu is a big girl for the ICW. We hit the max in both directions. Our mast ...

#sailing ##livingfree #offgrid I'm in Tarrafal de Santiago. Cabo Verde's most populated island. To me it's one of the most interesting of the archipelago. It's ...

Show me your Monkey! What a day of firsts. There is no dipping your toe in the pool for us we dive all in and figure it out as we go. This is the first ...

Bahamas or Bust! 🏝 What a wild ride! We learned so much on this trip and we solidified our confidence in the knowledge we have acquired so far. Like anything ...