Lee said this last week and now it pops into my head a few times a day. It’s not every day that I get to do extreme things, just most days. It’s so true. By extreme things, he means driving the dinghy miles upwind back to Pirat in the dark through steep wind chop after […]
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I know we’re not in the Bahamas yet but does it have to be this cold? Leave a comment
The holiday spirit Leave a comment
My uncle just sent me a picture of Doc, my dog, from Thanksgiving. I miss Doc but he would not like boat life at all. He gets the starring role here because he makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This morning, like many mornings, Lee and I are transfixed by our various electronic […]
Weekend with friends, then alternator death #2 Leave a comment
I realized the other day that the boat has become my home. That may sound silly – of course it’s my home…or of course a boat could never really be a home – but the feeling snuck up on me. When I’m away from Pirat I find myself missing the bunk Lee and I share, […]
The first Thanksgiving Leave a comment
Check out our updated map! Go SWE! I couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful Thanksgiving. It was a cool day with some sun and just enough wind. Lee and I left Coinjock, NC around 8:30 in the morning and continued down the Virginia Cut portion of the ICW. My camera could not be resuscitated […]
Plop, camera in the water Leave a comment
The inevitable tragedy finally happened. I dropped my camera in the water. I stumbled on my way to take the helm from Lee and flung my camera case off my hand, where the strap was looped. At least we found out the case floats! Lee managed to turn the boat around in the narrow ICW […]
One way, baby! Leave a comment
Oh yeah, we’re in Norfolk, VA! We are farther south than we’ve ever sailed and this is starting to feel like a one-way trip through territory we’ve never seen before and will probably never see again. There is no turning back. Lee and I are thoroughly converted to cruising life and our hunger for exotic […]
Fingers crossed Leave a comment
Why do I always leave everything till the last minute when it’s time to leave? Ocean City has been nice. It’s kept Lee and I entertained for the past few days while we wait for our new alternator. Now we’re all spread out, settled in, and spoiled by things like internet and nice showers. Tomorrow […]
Give us a break! Leave a comment
This is getting ridiculous. You’ll see what I mean. Enjoying tea and reading my kindle on a nice sail to Cape May. On Saturday we dragged ourselves out of Atlantic City. It was somewhat hard to get moving again after what happened on our way there. Plus, the waves were still HUGE (they actually got […]
Shipwrecked, almost Leave a comment
One of two things is going to happen: either Lee and I are going to get used to crazy, horrifying disasters or we’re going to perish in the ocean. That’s what I’ve decided the fates have in store for us after our latest and greatest adventure. Let me set the scene. We’re motoring South along […]
Might as well go to Manhattan Leave a comment
We’re so close, how can we not stop in New York city? After spending a few fun-filled days on a mooring at the 79th street boat basin during the summer we know it’s an opportunity not to me missed. This was actually a much more difficult decision than I make it out to be. Pirat […]
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