Chapter 34: Under CONSTRUCTION!
God, I love to break stuff. Kim and I used to watch a lot of HGTV and "Demo Day" was always my favorite part of the shows: Rip stuff out,…
Chapter 33: In the words of my mother, “It could always be worse…”
My mother, Darlene was diagnosed with osteomyelitis when she was young after taking a bad fall roller skating. She had to endure many surgeries and underwent long hospitalizations in Philadelphia.…
Chapter 32: Where’s the Fire, Bob?
I'm in a hurry. And I don't mean a "we're going to be late for dinner" hurry. I mean a "hair on fire" hurry. We arrived here in Brunswick on…
Chapter 31: Daily life aboard a “project” boat…
Sun, sea, sailing, and sundowners every night. Isn’t that what Youtube says liveaboard life will be like??? The reality on a “project boat” like Meraviglia looks very different. Well, except…
Chapter 30: “Meraviglia 13”
One of my all-time favorite movies is Apollo 13 from 1995. It is truly a classic. It details the Apollo 13 moon mission in which the spacecraft suffered an explosion…
Chapter 29: Wanderlust
Dictionary.com defines wanderlust as a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about. I have been thinking a lot about that word, family history, and the impact of genetics. As…
Chapter 28: When Your Parents Lose Their Minds
Special from Nick Stephens: What do you do when your notoriously risk-averse parents decide to sell all their belongings and go live on a boat indefinitely? I mean, I don’t…