Comments for Our Next Adventures

Comment on Bahamas or Bust! by Shannon Erickson

Shannon Erickson — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:47:06 +0000

In reply to Steve Kelleher. Thanks so much for following along! We would like to make it up toward Maine before parking her for a bit of maintenance and upkeep next winter. We'll probably be back in Durango next summer and try to split our time between the mountains and the boat. There are a lot of variables to consider but at least that's the plan for now.

Comment on Bahamas or Bust! by Steve Kelleher

Steve Kelleher — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:16:23 +0000

Thanks for sharing your continued adventures! I’m jelly this time of year being stuck up in New England where all you can do is plan summer sailing trips. Just curious, if you go back to Colorado some day where might you land?

Peace;
Steve

Comment on Norfolk / Portsmouth, VA by Tiny Town Tour Part 2: Norfolk to Annapolis – Our Next Adventures

Tiny Town Tour Part 2: Norfolk to Annapolis – Our Next Adventures — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:49:54 +0000

[…] 3 weeks of settling into Norfolk / Portsmouth, we realized that it was only September and there were still a few months of warmth to be had. We […]

Comment on Boca Raton & Friends! by Steve Kelleher

Steve Kelleher — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:33:34 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve checked your website. Glad to hear you are on the east coast and doing well. Now just keep heading north to Maine and I’ll meet you on my (smaller) sailboat in the coastal waters there for a Durangotang reunion. You can spend a summer exploring Maine and then maybe finish the rest of the great loop? 🙂

Be well!
Steve

Comment on Marathon / Boot Key Harbor by Linda Wilkes

Linda Wilkes — Tue, 02 May 2023 00:43:37 +0000

We enjoyed our time with you and sharing boating stories. Safe travels. Gary&Linda

Comment on Next Generation Generator by Justin

Justin — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:14:59 +0000

In reply to Craig Payne.

Yes, that is a major concern. We already have a 6 gallon gasoline tank for the dinghy, we will probably get a 3-5 gallon spare to store along with our extra diesel. The Honda generator has a ~1 gallon tank and at high power states 3+ hours of runtime on that. ~.3gal per hour. Main engine burns ~.4gal of diesel per hour for charging purposes. I need ~2-3 hours of runtime every few days. So I’m estimating about 3 gallons a week.

I think we already had the smallest/cheapest diesel generator available, and it’s at least $8k to replace. I’m still torn up about the decision to get rid of it.

Comment on Marco Polo, I mean Marco Island by Shannon Erickson

Shannon Erickson — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:02:40 +0000

In reply to Tracy Regan. Hey there! We made a post about our dinghy but didn't do one about the bikes. I think we were waiting for them to fail...I'll work on a post. Keep posing the desert and snow pics, since we don't get too much of that around here.

Comment on Marco Polo, I mean Marco Island by Shannon Erickson

Shannon Erickson — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:59:49 +0000

In reply to Charmin. Thanks Charmin! Love that you are following along with our crazy adventure.

Comment on Next Generation Generator by Craig Payne

Craig Payne — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:51:57 +0000

Doesn’t this mean you need to keep significant gasoline on hand? While the outboard for the dingy burns gas the Honda generator will burn significantly more. Are there small, portable generators that burn diesel? Ours burns gas or propane – we keep propane due to its shelf-life.

Comment on Marco Polo, I mean Marco Island by Charmin

Charmin — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:04:34 +0000

What a great adventure! It is so fun to read your stories!!