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On Hiatus

The Winter edition of Rhythm of the Home is out and yours truly has an article in it. I’ve been in love with this on-line … Read More ›

Posted on November 28, 2012July 31, 2023
cruising

Jacksonville and St. Augustine

Jacksonville From Cumberland Island, we decided to take a 3 hour detour up the Saint Johns River. We had to update our insurance to include … Read More ›

Posted on November 25, 2012July 31, 2023
cruising

Wild horses, sea shells, & shark’s teeth

From Beaufort, SC we did another offshore jump to Cumberland Island, GA. We left early in the morning and sailed on a broad reach. All … Read More ›

Posted on November 23, 2012July 4, 2019
cruising, sailboat

All-nighter to Carolina Beach

Our original plan was to sail all night to Wrightsville Beach. It was going to be our first offshore passage without any additional crew (last … Read More ›

Posted on November 1, 2012July 4, 2019
cruising

Cape Lookout

(These posts are a bit late, as our blogging is always a week or two behind due to wifi access) We left Oriental in the … Read More ›

Posted on November 1, 2012July 4, 2019
cruising, family life

Of horses, elephants and fairy godsisters

Sometimes the universe sprinkles some magic fairy dust our way. We met the crew of sv Tommy Dundee one rainy night at Dismal Swamp. Sara, … Read More ›

Posted on October 29, 2012July 18, 2019
cruising, family life

Oriental, NC: new abilities, new friends, new head

Oriental is such a boat friendly town. There’s the free town dock…that is, if you can get in during this busy season. The anchorage was … Read More ›

Posted on October 27, 2012August 10, 2019
cruising

Ocracoke

We anchored in Silver Lake in Ocracoke and spent two days there. The anchorage experience was not fun, especially the part where we spent a … Read More ›

Posted on October 25, 2012July 31, 2023
cruising

Dolphins on the way to Ocracoke

Early in the morning, Tig pulled up anchor and left Manteo for Ocracoke. The kids and I were crammed in like sardines in the V-berth. … Read More ›

Posted on October 23, 2012July 4, 2019
cruising, family life

Manteo

V Checking out a model of Blackbeard’s ship. I wish there was more to say about sailing, but since we started the ICW, there hasn’t … Read More ›

Posted on October 21, 2012July 4, 2019

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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