

Delayed Crossing: Easter Week Aboard Our Sailboat in Coconut Grove There’s a certain irony to preparing for a major offshore sailing passage: sometimes the biggest delays come from the smallest details. For us, it was a missing dog vaccine. After weeks of preparing our sailboat and waiting for the perfect weather window to cross from…

Living on a sailboat is never boring… and this episode proved it. 🌊⛵ From nonstop wind, thunderstorms, lightning strikes, and near collisions in Biscayne Bay, to grocery runs in rough seas with 4 dozen eggs balanced on a dinghy ride home — life aboard has been absolute chaos lately. In this episode: ⚓ Strong winds…

February 15-28 2026 We spent the whole month of February in Coconut Grove Miami, unintentionally. However, we visited David Kennedy park a ton, which allowed our kids to set a goal to conquer the monkey bars – and they did! We were so proud of them for trying and accomplishing their goal. We saw a…

February 8 – 15, 2026 Our first week in Coconut Grove, Miami, FL. We thought we would be here for 2-3 weeks. Well, we were wrong and would end up making this a home for the next 2 months as we worked to figure out how to build and assemble our solar arch and navigate…

We finally left the Florida Keys and had a beautiful, calm welcome to Biscayne Bay. We were sad to only spend one night in Key Largo but we needed to get up north before the next storm hit. We anchored in Coconut Grove area and our plan to only be here for a couple weeks…

Jan 25 – Feb 1, 2026 We heard the USCG come over the VFH radio probably 286 times warning us of the coming gale. The gale-force winds would be creating a sea state worthy of small craft advisory warnings for 72 hours straight. We drug anchor, got a new anchor and chain, made a new…

January 11-24, 2026 | Florida Keys This week’s episode covers 2 weeks! So we have two emails to home down below and some crazy times covered in this episode. We test out our anchor set up in 30 knot gusts. The highlight was attending the Bluewater Cruising Summit. The first of its kind. We met…

January 04 – 10, 2026 | Florida Keys BIG NEWS: WE HIT 300 NAUTICAL MILES! We say goodbye to Boca Grande – our favorite Florida Key to date and head back in to Key West as our first stop eastward to Marathon, Florida (in Boot Key). An unexpected evening in Key West reunited with our…

Dec 27 – Jan 3 Our first week was packed with 3 new anchorages, our first blow on our own anchor, remote island birthday, and trying to snorkel a sunken ship. Whatever we thought the Keys would be like, it definitely was not, but we learned so much. Here’s our first impression… Well, before we…

We more or less lived in the Cape Canaveral area for 35 days. You can watch our time living there on youtube – Playlist: Boat DIY Refit Location(s): 1. Cape Canaveral – 1st airbnb location and most visited beach2. Port Canaveral – location of boat yard 3. Cocoa Beach – 2nd airbnb location and dog…