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Read more about the article Chapter 194 :  The One Where We Get Wired

Chapter 194 : The One Where We Get Wired

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:July 19, 2026
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel
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We're back! In a couple of ways. First, because we didn't post last week. Sorry about that. But we had a good reason: nothing happened. We basically sat at anchor…

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Read more about the article Chapter 191:  MADE IT!!

Chapter 191: MADE IT!!

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:June 14, 2026
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

Fiji, Baby! We made it back! What a ride! After a quite windy 2-1/2 day sail from Minerva Reef, we arrived at Vuda Marina in Fiji on Wednesday evening. To…

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Read more about the article Chapter 190: 🌊 Surviving a 53-Knot Blow at the Edge of the World: Our Minerva Reef Adventure!

Chapter 190: 🌊 Surviving a 53-Knot Blow at the Edge of the World: Our Minerva Reef Adventure!

  • Post author:Kim Stephens
  • Post published:June 7, 2026
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

Hey, Meraviglia family! ⛵✨ If you’ve ever wanted to know what it feels like to anchor in the middle of the open Pacific Ocean with absolutely no land in sight—while…

Continue ReadingChapter 190: 🌊 Surviving a 53-Knot Blow at the Edge of the World: Our Minerva Reef Adventure!
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
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

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

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:October 26, 2025
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

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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Read more about the article Chapter 174:  The One Without the Glamour

Chapter 174: The One Without the Glamour

  • Post author:rpstephens11
  • Post published:October 12, 2025
  • Post category:Adventure/Sailing/Travel

We've tried, I think (I hope) to share the upsides and also the downsides of this whole adventure (debacle) on this blog. Part of the reason is to dissuade anyone…

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