When you announce you’re shopping for a boat, I can almost promise you that within 5 seconds you’ll hear at least one of these comments: You do know what BOAT means, right? Break Out Another Thousand The two happiest days for a boat owner is the day they buy their boat, and the day they […]
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Having a BALL in St. Augustine, Florida
There was no doubt that we’d be stopping in St. Augustine on our way north – it’s been a stop we’ve looked forward to for quite a while. So after a nicely balanced visit to Marineland, we were ready cruise northward up the ICW. But first, the video version: The Cruise and our FIRST Mooring […]
Tips for RVing in Texas State Parks
While we’re currently on our boat in north Florida, we’re starting to make preps and plans to store the boat and return to our bus this winter. Out bus is currently stored in Texas, which is where we’ll pick that adventure up – which got me reminiscing today about one of our favorite state park […]
Hurricane Irma – 1 Year Later: Hurricane Tracking Tips
One year ago this morning, we were sitting in our bus parked in Alabama watching Hurricane Irma make landfall in the Florida Keys. We had just tied up our boat in Marathon, picked up our bus in Melbourne (also in the potential storm track) and evacuated. (Recap: Marathon & Hurricane Irma) It was a crazy time […]
Oh No!! Bridge Closed – And Exploring Marineland, Florida
In the days leading up to our departure from New Smyrna Beach, we hadn’t quite figured out where our next stop would be. And frankly, there’s not a lot of choices anyway. We knew St. Augustine would be a must, but it was more than a comfortable day’s cruise for us – so we’d need […]
Pouring Rent Into the Tank: A Perspective on Fuel Costs for Full Time RVers and Boaters
A life of perpetual motion in your own home that moves is a fantastic way to explore the world around us. We’ve enjoyed nomadic travels since 2006 in several types of RV and now also a motor yacht. One of the very first concerns you’ll hear voiced about RVs and boats is how much fuel […]
One Week Turns to Five in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
We arrived to New Smyrna Beach in thanks to a dinner invitation from a YouTube fan. The marina had fabulous reviews, so we had booked a week at their very reasonable rates of $7.50/ft. We figured a little downtime would be good for us after a span of chaos. It didn’t take us long to […]
Boat Generator Upgrade: Replacing a Westerbeke 12.5 KW with a Northern Lights 6 KW in a Bayliner 4788
Our Bayliner 4788 came originally equipped with a hefty Westerbeke 12.5KW diesel generator. Like most stock boat and RV generators – it was sized so that absolutely everything on board could be turned on at once, giving people a “just like home” electrical experience. This means that you could crank up all three air conditioners, […]
Cruising the Space Coast – Melbourne to New Smyrna Beach
After the extended project-packed time in Ft. Pierce and then cruising with crew – we were more than ready for some time just being at home and on our own schedule. So we pulled out of Melbourne after just 4 days and continued our journey north. First, our video recap of our cruise: First Stop: […]
Ft. Pierce to Melbourne with Mom Aboard!
We ended up staying in Ft. Pierce just shy of 2 months to complete our projects. While we loved the city, we were itching to move on the moment the carpenter turned his last screw. Continuing to wait for that moment however was becoming a bit of a struggle, as we had other logistics to […]
