Author Kim Stephens
We enjoyed our visit to Nuka Hiva and the Marquesas but on Saturday it was time to move on. Bob went ashore in the morning to visit the market for some final fresh produce and we lifted anchor to set… Continue Reading →
Sunday, March 23, 2025 is Day 31 at sea for Meraviglia. That is 744 hours or 2678400 seconds. Wow. When we set off we thought it would take around 30 days but hoped for less, more like 25 or 26… Continue Reading →
On Sunday, when this publishes, we will have been at sea for 24 days. Honestly, it doesn’t feel like it has been that long but yet it also feels like we crossed the equator forever ago. Considering that the Pacific… Continue Reading →
We have now been at sea for eight days and have settled into a pretty good routine. People often ask sailors if they get bored on long ocean passages. Frankly, being a crew of two, it is hard to imagine… Continue Reading →
Well, I hoped by this week’s blog post we would be a week into our journey across the Pacific regaling you with tales of life on the high seas and dolphin pics. Instead, we are currently sitting back at the… Continue Reading →
For those of you who know us well, you know that Bob and I love to cook and we love to eat great food. In our former land life, we loved planning and hosting meals. We might have had every… Continue Reading →
We enjoyed our time in Aruba but were very happy when a weather window opened up for us to make the passage to Panama. We have already booked flights to fly from Panama City to Atlanta to spend the holidays… Continue Reading →
We started our week continuing our time in Bonaire. Sunday was a day to work on some of the recommendations brought about by our rigging inspection. These included replacing our topping lift to the boom and two of our backstays,… Continue Reading →
We arrived in Bonaire one week ago yesterday and we honestly love it here! Bonaire is an island municipality of the Netherlands (like Saba that we also loved!) Bonaire lies off Venezuela’s coast in the southern Caribbean. It is part… Continue Reading →
We are successfully back in the water and at anchor – hurray! We had initially estimated that Meraviglia would be out of the water for two full weeks with a splash date to go back in on 10/3. Happily, Bob… Continue Reading →