Author rpstephens11
Well, last week we asked for any questions you have about, well, anything. Evidently, we have been oversharing, because there were only a few takers. Nonetheless, we said we would take questions so take them we will. Away we go:… Continue Reading →
Never get comfortable. That’s really what I need to learn. Boats don’t want you to be comfortable. Unless you own a superyacht with paid crew-then you can be as comfortable as you want. Otherwise, not so much. What I need… Continue Reading →
When our son was little, he love a show called “Rescue Heroes”. He watched all the videos over and over and had all the toys and gear. We spend endless hours playing Rescue Heroes. His favorite episode was called “Electrical… Continue Reading →
As promised, here’s a link to a video tour of the interior of Meraviglia, so you can get a sense of how we live aboard! And the image for this post? Yep, that’s a shark under our boat.
I think I have PTSD. Boat PTSD. Kim and I spent so much time, so much effort, and so much money fixing all the things broken on Meraviglia, that now, it’s hard for me to enjoy myself, even though we… Continue Reading →
Three weeks. That’s how long it’s been since we were connected. Three weeks ago, we spent one night in a marina. Since then, we’ve been at anchor. Of course, two weeks of that was in West Palm Beach, where there… Continue Reading →
I mean, I guess we’re expats? An expatriate is someone who lives outside their home country. We live on our boat and now our boat is in a foreign country, so… Anyway, we finally exited Stage East. After spending 2… Continue Reading →
We thought you might enjoy a brief video tour of Meraviglia. The only one we did previously was of the interior early last year before the refit had begun. If you want to check that out, you can watch it… Continue Reading →
We’re close, soooo close. So close to actually needing our passports. So close to learning how to clear in and out of foreign countries. So close to sailing on the ocean out of sight of land. And yet, we wait…. Continue Reading →
Yep, we left. On Tuesday, at 3 PM, we slipped our docklines and headed out. Destination: West Palm Beach. Why West Palm, you ask? Is it the sparkling waters? The sandy beaches? Nope. It’s because from there, we can get… Continue Reading →