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“What do you eat on the boat?” It’s a question we get all the time. And I mean ALL the time. The answer is easy: salt beef and hardtack. Just kidding. That was ship rations in the 19th century. Along… Continue Reading →
The Dominican Republic is a foreign country. For us. True, it’s the third country we’ve visited, but The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos didn’t really feel “foreign”. Everyone spoke English and it felt similar to the US. The DR? Not… Continue Reading →
We left Big Sand Cay on Saturday, 4/6 to journey to Samana in the Dominican Republic. We knew we needed about a 32 hour weather window to make the trip. For every trip, it is a balance of wind and… Continue Reading →
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 →
We left Mayaguana in the Bahamas at sunset on Thursday in order to reach the Turks and Caicos ahead of the expected weather front on Friday afternoon. We had already cleared out of the Bahamas in Georgetown so we could… 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 →
We have had a pleasant trip so far along the Exumas. We started in Warderick Wells and were very excited to visit the famed Exuma Land and Sea Park. We started the day with Bob cooking a great breakfast and… 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 →