It has been asked how we get around once we get to a new location. We have our big boat, Nymeria, to get us safely from port to port but once we get to a place, we have to figure out a way to get around. Since our truck is in storage in Texas,…
After spending a number of days in the beautiful Marco Island, we were ready to head further south, in fact, the farthest south that we could go in the US, Key West. The weather window was good with no wind starting off and expecting to build with the wind behind us. So, we prepared…
We were reluctant to leave Pensacola but it was time to head further south. We would have loved to stop off at Fort Meyers for a bit but I had read on cruiser forums that the channels around the area had changed and sites/marinas were still damaged from Hurricane Ian in September 2022. So,…
We had just weathered a cold front and with another one heading our way, I started seriously looking for a weather window to head south to warmer weather. So, after 9 days in Pensacola, we took advantage of a lull between storms and headed south to Tampa Bay with Clearwater, Florida being our first…
We spent a lovely 20 days in Mobile, AL sightseeing and repairing our engine exhaust. Though we did enjoy our time there, we definitely felt a strong urge to move on. We left our safe harbor of the marina and started our journey east on a chilly and gusty Saturday, January 28. We were…
Since our trip from Galveston didn’t quite end as planned, we are determined to make the most out of our stay here in Mobile Bay as we await repairs to get back underway. To end our trip around Louisiana, we were planning on anchoring at Dauphin Island for a few nights then heading into…
For fun, we decided to let chatgpt, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) chat bot write our blog post about our passage from Galveston, TX to Mobile Bay, AL. It’s strangely and mostly correct… Once there was a married couple, Justin and Shannon, who decided to go on a sailing trip from Galveston, Texas to Pensacola,…
Time has just been flying by! Here we are in December and it feels like summer was just yesterday. It could be since it’s been almost 80° this week or that we have been busy hanging out with friends, visiting family and, of course, boat projects. This past summer, we were finally able to…
“That’s a new noise” I said as we lay in the berth trying to sleep. A few seconds later we hear the noise again. Sounds like something is coming loose. “Is it coming from our boat? Is that the dodger rattling?” Shannon asks. “Sounds like it, but I guess I should go check.” It’s…
Well, Its happening again. One of my favorite upgrades of Nymeria is the battery and electrical system. One of the first upgrades we made was to add four Firefly Oasis batteries (465Ah, 5.58Kwh) . They were and are considered near top of the line for AGM batteries. About a year after install they began…
