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Big Bend National Park

We spent a week in Big Bend and barely scratched the surface of the park. It’s huge with five separate visitor centers. Most of the … Read More ›

Posted on February 22, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising

South Texas

Brownsville is the southern most city in Texas, which usually means it’s the warmest. So we stuck around the area. Our roots in boating led … Read More ›

Posted on February 18, 2018July 4, 2019
land-cruising, van

Don’t be that guy at the Mexican border

Short story: We were denied by Mexican authorities to drive our van past the border towns of the hassle free zone. Customs, immigration and the … Read More ›

Posted on February 14, 2018July 31, 2023
land-cruising

Fleeing winter

It’s been a long few weeks to get to south Texas and the border of Mexico. We got slapped in the face on our intended … Read More ›

Posted on February 9, 2018July 4, 2019
food, travels

Eating our way through Taiwan

We spent two weeks in Taiwan, visiting relatives I have not seen in a long time, catching up with old friends and new alike. We … Read More ›

Posted on April 30, 2017July 4, 2019
travels

Thoughts and Practical Tips on Bali: Food & Water

These are my thoughts from 2 months in Bali (January – March 2017). Please note that prices are either in US dollars ($) or Indonesian … Read More ›

Posted on April 7, 2017July 4, 2019
travels

Thoughts and Practical Tips on Bali: Transportation, Accomodations, Communications & more

These are my thoughts from 2 months in Bali (January – March 2017). Please note that prices are either in US dollars ($) or Indonesian … Read More ›

Posted on April 5, 2017July 4, 2019
cruising, homeschool

Derecho

The salty weather word of the day (from Wikipedia): A derecho (/dəˈreɪtʃoʊ/, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], “straight”) is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that … Read More ›

Posted on February 12, 2016July 4, 2019
van

Buying our Sprinter van

We’ve written extensively in the past about our boat-selection process. So now, for my first real post in over two years, I shall explain our … Read More ›

Posted on September 1, 2015July 4, 2019
cruising

Beginner’s Guide to Cruising the Bahamas

Beginner’s Guide to Cruising the Bahamas as given at the 2014 New England Boat Show

Posted on February 26, 2014August 26, 2015

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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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