Eric ALONE on the BOAT for 2 WEEKS, while Loren and Rivers travel to the STATES...and THAT'S when all the BIG STUFF starts to happen! We all face separate ...

This week we have NEWS! But the MAZE of COMPLICATIONS involved in SELLING our boat and BUYING a new CATAMARAN is just beginning. We've actually been down ...

Sailing in FOREIGN COUNTRIES always comes with DIFFICULT SURPRISES, often very UNEXPECTED. When we're blind-sided by a pretty big issue and no solution in ...

Our CATAMARAN SEARCH is in FULL GEAR and we're working hard to prepare OUR BOAT FOR SALE as well. It's a TON of stress just like ANY BIG MOVE or LIFE CHANGE. ...

CECILIA is FOR SALE! And we're on the hunt for a USED CATAMARAN! But how on EARTH do we DO THIS while living aboard in the CARIBBEAN? As we take the first ...

We're SAD to announce...CECILIA is FOR SALE! But even though it will BREAK our HEARTS to watch Cecilia go, CHANGE is GOOD and BIG CHANGES are taking place for ...

Sometimes you can TELL you're being SEDUCED...but when it's by an EXOTIC BEAUTY like this, why would you RESIST?! LOL. We've had our sights on MARTINIQUE ...

It's our LONGEST PASSAGE in a while, and it shapes up to be GRUELING. We've done this enough to know to EXPECT the UNEXPECTED, but we also know there are a ...

It's NO SECRET that boat life can be CHALLENGING. Sometimes the little difficulties STACK UP in a short period. But it's also filled with AMAZING MOMENTS ...

Sometimes THIS LIFE IS AMAZING. We find ourselves among BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS with INCREDIBLE SAILING and STIMULATING SIGHTS. And we also know it all like the ...

We start to wonder if we've RIPPED OUR BOAT APART for NOTHING. This NAGGING ISSUE has been an EYESORE for the ENTIRE TIME we've owned our boat. But we had NO ...

It's one of MANY sailors' NIGHTMARES. You're in a FOREIGN COUNTRY and not only does your BOAT GO MISSING, but your FAMILY AS WELL. Lots of scenarios jockey ...

Our BEST memories DESTROYED. We're NOT ALLOWED on this island, but it means TOO MUCH to us not to GO ANYWAY. It's been 8 LONG YEARS since we last saw this ...

Are you SICK of the COLD and SNOW? Or just having no access to a BOAT? We're here to help. :-). You see, we're in the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS with no plans ...

No place we've sailed has had such SPECIAL MEANING as the one were about to sail to. It's where we we MARRIED 8 years ago and for over 2 years we've been ...

Over a YEAR ago, our GENERATOR became a $15,000 PAPERWEIGHT. Now, tons of STRESS and WAY too many $$$ later, the saga finally concludes. The difficult ...

We've had WEEKS of random DIFFICULTIES followed by some BAD LUCK, all of which have ADDED to already growing EXPENSES. These things happen to everyone, and ...

Things can get DICEY when anchoring next to MEGA YACHTS and CRUISE SHIPS. But it's NOT always PRISTINE anchorages and remote, desolate BEACHES that define the ...

2 PRIMARY ASPECTS make this life enjoyable. And BOTH things FEED each other to keep this crazy life working. Without ONE, the other suffers and vice versa. ...

SAILING PURISTS often look at CRUISING with a slight air of DISDAIN, especially when that cruising involves MOTORING. How much motoring is too much? When do ...

As humans we're often GUILTY of TAKING LIFE FOR GRANTED. Even though we live this life to escape that cycle, it still gets its grips on us sometimes. But ...

After our CIRCUMNAVIGATION of PUERTO RICO, we realized a LOT of our favorite memories never made the cut. But WE still thought you might want a look at them. ...

Cruising FULL TIME entails lots of factors and TONS of DECISIONS that dictate our DAILY MOVES. But there's one VERY complicated factor that is and OBSESSION ...

Our SMALL FAMILY has been sailing FULL TIME in the CARIBBEAN for 2 YEARS now. After hurricane season in PUERTO RICO, it's time to move EAST for ROUND TWO! We ...