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Read more about the article Chapter 189:  The One With The Amusement Park

Chapter 189: The One With The Amusement Park

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:May 31, 2026
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Everybody loves an amusement park, right? The rides, the noise. What an experience. Except when you're on passage. Then, not so much. We have, however, successfully left New Zealand behind!…

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Read more about the article Chapter 188:  The One With More Electrons

Chapter 188: The One With More Electrons

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  • Post published:May 24, 2026
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Still waiting on the weather, here in New Zealand, where it's...windy. Very windy. And not warm. Because winter. But, there's hope for a window tomorrow. More on that at the…

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Read more about the article Chapter 186:  She’s Dead, Jim.

Chapter 186: She’s Dead, Jim.

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  • Post published:May 10, 2026
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First, Happy Mothers' Day! The title of this post refers not to that. The featured image is of our mothers out with us sailing on Lake Erie years ago. But,…

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Read more about the article Chapter 184:  One With The List

Chapter 184: One With The List

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  • Post published:April 26, 2026
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We're back, baby! After 4 months off the boat, we are back on board Meraviglia and prepping to head out. In the time away, I learned a few things. First,…

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Read more about the article Chapter 178:  The One In Which Life Choices are Affirmed
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Chapter 178: The One In Which Life Choices are Affirmed

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:December 7, 2025
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

So. RVs. Way back in the beginning, Kim and I were debating how to go about managing our massive mid-life crisis. We decided to either buy a boat and sail…

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Read more about the article Chapter 177:  The One With Poor Impulse Control

Chapter 177: The One With Poor Impulse Control

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:November 6, 2025
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This is a brief update to fill you in because we aren't exactly sure when we'll be posting again... On the boat project front, we're in pretty good shape. In…

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Read more about the article Chapter 175:  Wild, Wooly, and Wet

Chapter 175: Wild, Wooly, and Wet

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  • Post published:October 26, 2025
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We Made It! That's the headline. I'm writing this on Wednesday, October 22nd (otherwise known as Tuesday, October 21st for those in the Western Hemisphere). We pulled into Marsden Cove…

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We snorkeled a couple of shipwrecks at Minerva tod We snorkeled a couple of shipwrecks at Minerva today. It was so great to be back in the water again💙
Very rolly and misty in Minerva today but glad to Very rolly and misty in Minerva today but glad to be past the 50+ knots of wind from two nights ago! Finally got off the boat last night to meet some new friends and hoping to further explore today when the rain stops! Plus boat projects of course! #sailinglife
Glad to be safely inside the reef as the low moves Glad to be safely inside the reef as the low moves through. It’s blowing around 25 knots and you can see the waves breaking over the edge of the reef. The last pic is an overhead view of the reef courtesy of Rmarine. What an amazing natural wonder Minerva is! 💙💙💙
4 years ago we saw Meraviglia for the first time i 4 years ago we saw Meraviglia for the first time in Florida. Who knew we would buy her and become full time sailors?!? Hard to believe how many miles we’ve traveled since then, literally and figuratively! @rpstephens11 @kimdstephens1
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