Well if you have been following our journey, you know our last post talked about our MANY challenges with the ICW heading south. When we last wrote, we had arrived in New Smyrna Beach and had plans to stay in… Continue Reading →
“The Intracoastal Waterway covers around 5,000 km of canal length and extends from Florida to Boston, Massachusetts! This is an incredible, incomparable experience for everyone!” Well. That’s one way to describe it. Let me try: “The Intracoastal Waterway is a… Continue Reading →
Okay. Leaving. Again. Heading south. Again. Is this it? Who knows? If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the last 6 months, it’s that making predictions is a fool’s errand. We’ve gotten a lot of stuff figured out since returning… Continue Reading →
By this point in the saga, I think we can safely say that our cruising adventure is NOT going to be like what you see on the YouTube sailing channels. So, either they are far, FAR more competent at this… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Sometimes writing these posts is difficult. Other times, they write themselves. This is one of those. Yesterday was a day when electricity and I were not friends. First, I had to run a new electrical wire through a bulkhead into… Continue Reading →
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 →
Yep, we are. Almost 5 months after arriving here, Meraviglia is safe to go to sea. That doesn’t mean there isn’t work left to do-there is. But the remaining work doesn’t impact her safety at sea (or ours). The last… Continue Reading →
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