We sail to experience the wonderment over the horizon.

Author Kim Stephens

Chapter 61: When plans go awry…

Well today has been a hard day.  We continued to discuss our engine oil leak and possible problems.  Without taking it apart, it is hard to diagnose and fix.  We also realized we have some battery charging issues and we… Continue Reading →

Chapter 60: Cruising the ICW and Delays…

Friday, December 1 – we finally said farewell to Brunswick Landing Marina in the early afternoon after a last visit from Drew to bring us some parts for the traveler.  Our amazing dock neighbors, Bill and Margaret saw us off… Continue Reading →

Chapter 58: Sam’s Club here we come!

This week brought continued preparations for departure from Brunswick for points south.  A big part of preparing for departure is ensuring you have the items you need onboard in adequate amounts-known as provisioning.  Honestly, this word has scared me for… Continue Reading →

Chapter 56: Our first H2O BNB guest review!

This weekend we hosted a very special guest aboard Meraviglia! We are working hard to achieve Superhost status and to be a guest favorite so our reviews are very important to us! Our guest shared the following review: Accuracy– The… Continue Reading →

Chapter 53: Abandon Ship! This one’s for you kids…

This week brought some colder temperatures to Brunswick along with the start of November. Our boat does not have heat so we are definitely feeling some urgency to make our deadline of December 1st to start heading south to warmer… Continue Reading →

Chapter 51: Weekend Break!

This week was another week of checking things off the list. And surgery. Yes, I finally had my carpal tunnel surgery on Wednesday. The early part of the week was pre op testing and working on some smaller projects: building… Continue Reading →

Chapter 47: Just a sailing groupie…

This summer it felt like everyone was a Swiftie! Parents, children, grandparents – you name it, they were trading bracelets and sharing pics of their concert attendance. This week I got to have my own groupie experience, sailing style!Cruisers University… Continue Reading →

Chapter 44: Road Trip!

We had a little time off Meraviglia this week to travel to Atlanta. As many of you know, Nick LOVES soccer and has been enjoying playing with a variety of teams since he has been In Atlanta. Unfortunately, he tore… Continue Reading →

Chapter 41: When Your Parents are Very Cool, Actually

Special from Katharine Stephens: Okay, okay, it’s finally time for the other child’s perspective. Ever since Nick volunteered to write a post for this blog last month, my mom started asking me when I was writing mine, even though I… Continue Reading →

Chapter 40: A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Merriam Webster describes a light at the end of the tunnel as a noun phrase defined as a reason to believe that a bad situation will end soon or that a long and difficult job will be finished soon. This… Continue Reading →

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