So we're IN the HURRICANE ZONE this season and after ONE DAY in CULEBRA, our decision is already being tested with TROPICAL STORM ELSA. We think we have a ...

This year we're NOT heading to GRENADA. Instead we're pointed to PUERTO RICO, which is of course very much in the HURRICANE BELT. WHY? you may ask? Well, we ...

We discover a FLOATING TREASURE! But FINDERS KEEPERS is NOT the way in the cruising world. We believe BOAT KARMA is a real thing...or at least it's nice to ...

Life is full of DETOURS and sailing life even more so. Some are as small as getting lost walking to a destination, others are as big as changing the entire ...

FORCED TO LEAVE OUR MARINA, we are now ANCHORED OUT with TROPICAL STORM GRACE barreling our way. This is a real time update recorded today, Aug. 15, 2021. ...

Our LAP THROUGH the CARIBBEAN has included some STRESS and LOT of JOY and FRIENDSHIP. As we make our way back to the "FINISH LINE" of the USVI - where it felt ...

It's NOT THAT SIMPLE anymore. With OUTBREAKS still taking hold among the UNVACCINATED on the islands, traveling between islands is still very complicated. But ...

EVERY Boat Expense IN DETAIL after 2 FULL YEARS of CARIBBEAN CRUISING. Since leaving the US, we've definitely had our share of issues, maintenance and ...

Some expenses are SO ESSENTIAL that without them YOU'RE DONE. Or at the very least you're LIMPING ALONG and SACRIFICING SAFETY. Well one of those expenses ...

This life can be HARD. But we don't let WORK RULE. The FUN SIDE of CRUISING is what we're all about this week. Often the GOOD TIMES roll in as a TIDAL WAVE ...

We have finally found a yard that is big enough to haul out our boat for the summer months and we are packed and ready to set sail to Hawaii on a multimillion ...

After checking into PR and dodging Hurricane ELSA, our regular video schedule got away from us. Instead of rushing a video to production, we decided it had ...

BOAT PROJECTS, Shopping, AMAZING Restaurants, and BEAUTIFUL Scenery...the St. Martin VORTEX has us firmly in its grasp. Cruisers often get "stuck" in this ...

ESCAPING MATERIALISTIC HABITS isn't usually that hard on a SAILBOAT. Down island, you don't have much choice...you either adapt to what's available or you go ...

What's our PROCESS for LEAVING ONE COUNTRY and SAILING to the next one? After several months in Antigua, it's finally time to be moving on to St. Martin. But ...

Every BEAUTIFUL island, every PRISTINE beach, the AMAZING friends we've made, all the INS and OUTS of every country we visit....sooner rather than later we ...

We Spend LOTS OF MONEY and EFFORT to keep the MOST BASIC THINGS operable on our boat. It's easy to forget that FUN and ATHLETIC things are every bit worth the ...

TRAVELING the WORLD on our SAILBOAT, we're also RAISING our 4 YEAR OLD while constantly on the move. WHAT"S IT LIKE to be raised at SEA and what's it like to ...

We've sailed extended OCEAN PASSAGES and have OCEAN CROSSINGS in the works. But we've been told our boat isn't "BLUEWATER"...really?! This week we finally ...

#inspiring #blogging In this programme we look at the island of Bequia in the Grenadines . This is a favourite spot to drop the hook in the south of the ...

We've CRUISED the CARIBBEAN for 2 YEARS!! We show you a complete DAY IN THE LIFE while we tell you the 10 BIGGEST LESSONS we've learned along the way. ...

The COST of cruising ESCALATES. We're faced with a BIG repair and an associated big price. Our generator gave out a few months ago...while it still ran, ever ...

Sailboat life is all BALANCE. It's a lot of WORK, but the rewards come in many forms. It's often exhausting just getting to our destinations, then even more ...

From the base of a VOLCANO on the verge of ERUPTION, we embark on a very windy and rough 2 DAY and 2 NIGHT PASSAGE to Antigua. If we've learned one thing, ...