After a lovely week in Beaufort, the 2nd oldest city in South Carolina, we were headed to the Oldest City, Charleston. Originally founded in 1670 as one of the original 13 colonies, it has a rich history of prosperity and struggle. With it’s prime coastal location, Charleston played key roles in the both the…
After saying our goodbyes to our friends in Savannah, we set our sights on our next stop. We had planned on jumping straight to Charleston but some locals and fellow cruisers recommended that we make a stop in Beaufort, SC. Justin and I were ready for a leisurely motor up the ICW since our…
We finally made it out of Florida with our trip from St. Augustine, FL to Savannah, GA. We were super excited to cross this milestone off our list. We finally found a weather window to travel the 147nm / 27 hours offshore and up the Wilmington River to stay at the Thunderbolt Marina. For…
After leaving Marathon / Boot Key, we made our first turn north and up the east coast of Florida. Since our boat draft is too deep for the rest of the Keys and with Miami not really being our scene, we headed to Boca Raton to see our friends Joe and Bree. We met…
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 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…
I Can’t believe that our last blog post was in November 2021. It has been so long! Since then, it seems that we have been both constantly evolving and moving while also standing still. We went more introspective and pulled away from social media, for multiple reasons. We’ve definitely had some ups and downs…
“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…
It appears that we are well into the hurricane season with Texas already being hit with Hurricane Hanna. Even though she was a Category 1 storm, she produced sustained winds of 90 mph, a sea-level rise of more than 6 feet and more than 15 inches of rain as she made landfall on Padre…
