Someday-Things [#13]
Some people are confused by everything we’re doing. Some are inspired. Some are indifferent. Some are terrified — sorry, Mom. Most we’ve come across are at least curious on some…
Getting Started
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Getting Started is where is all begins — the journey from Boat Dream to Boat Reality.
Sailboat Magic [#12]
My dad was a sailor and a lover of all things of-the-sea: the tides, the food, the shorebirds, the sailboats. When I was a little girl, we’d walk along the…
Then We Sailed [#11]
For the better part of nine months, we have packed and cleaned and sorted and tossed. We have agonized and planned and goodbye’d and moved. We have done chores. So…
Boat Folks [#10]
While Boat Time is taking some getting used to, adapting to Boat Folks is easy like Sunday morning. It is painfully obvious that we are the new kids on…
Boat Time [#9]
Island Time ain’t got nothin’ on Boat Time. I mean nothing. If a task takes 30 minutes to accomplish pay someone to complete in Old Normal Life and a day…
Moving Aboard [#8]
We do not own a house or 99.7% of the possessions we owned four weeks ago. But we own a boat. Holy #@*$! It’s real. It’s official. The Ruby Vi…
Inner Harbor Highlights [#7]
If Chincoteague was a regular season win, Baltimore took a playoff game. Rolling into town, we weren’t entirely sure what a holiday weekend in the Inner Harbor would look like.…
Chincoteague For the Win [#6]
Detour #2 of our Boat Dream transition landed us in Delaware where we spent eight nights at a perfectly wonderful and — praise the gods — appliance-laden condo. We walked…
Welcome to the Family, Ruby Vi [#5]
Naming a boat is like naming a child. Only way harder. I realize that seems like a totally affected and grossly exaggerated statement. Affected — perhaps. Exaggerated — absolutely not.…
On the Road [#4]
May 19th marked our 16th day on the road since we drove east from Park City, Maryland-bound. We learned quickly that making plans more than a few hours in advance…
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