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Technomadia

Adventures in Nomadic Serendipity

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Boat Projects

Happy 5th Birthday, Y-Not! Boat Project Updates – Flooring, Composting Toilet & More

Mar 13, 2022 by Cherie Ve Ard 8 Comments

This week marks five years since we took ownership of Y-Not, our 1999 Bayliner 4788. Crazy how time flies! And what an incredible journey into the cruising lifestyle it has been! It’s been a few years since we’ve done a major update on boat improvements, projects and modifications we’ve done – so we thought this […]

Boat Upgrade: Inflatable Hot Tub on a Bayliner 4788

Oct 31, 2021 by Cherie Ve Ard 8 Comments

Before we bought our boat Y-Not in 2017, we of course deeply researched the Bayliner 4788 model. And we were very intrigued when we found posts from a few owners who had added hot tubs to the flybridge successfully. We love getting in hot water – would we be able to someday add a hot […]

Boat vs RV: Which Costs More?

May 8, 2020 by Cherie Ve Ard 16 Comments

Ever since we purchased our motor yacht to start exploring the Great Loop after over a decade of full time RVing – we’ve been asked the question “which costs more?” multiple times. Now that we’ve had our boat for three years (3 years?!?!), we have enough numbers to do a proper comparison of the typical […]

Tour of our Boat’s Electrical System – Solar, Lithium & Inverters!

Aug 22, 2019 by Chris Dunphy 10 Comments

As technomads – our mobile electrical systems are the lifeblood of our various nomadic homes. After all – we need to keep all this technology powered up somehow. And while stock RV and boat electrical systems are often perfectly useable (if somewhat limited) – whenever we embrace a technomadic home we just can’t resist diving […]

What is the Great Loop? What is the AGLCA?

Jul 12, 2019 by Cherie Ve Ard 4 Comments

In late 2016, we announced we were starting our hunt for a boat with the intentions of pursuing the American Great Loop. It’s an adventure we feel is more akin to ‘RVing on Water’ than setting off circumnavigating the world with epic blue water passages (like our buddies Nikki & Jason Wynn are totally rocking!). […]

Our Top 10 Trade-Offs of the Bayliner 4788 Motoryacht

Jun 10, 2019 by Cherie Ve Ard 12 Comments

We love our boat Y-Not, and we’re very pleased with our lives aboard her for the past two plus years. But every boat (or RV) decision comes with compromises. And we’re often asked what are some of the trade-offs we see with the Bayliner 4788. So, this is that post. These are the things that […]

Y-Not Upgrades & Modifications: Two Year Update and Bayliner 4788 Tour

Mar 21, 2019 by Chris Dunphy 20 Comments

It is hard to believe we’ve been (mostly) living on Y-Not for over two years now – wow! In that time, we’ve tackled some pretty big upgrades and maintenance projects. Some long planned, others scheduled by serendipity. And in the course of the past two years, we have managed to transform Y-Not into an incredibly […]

Our RV, Van & Boat Mobile Internet Setup – 15 Years of Keeping Online (Updated: April 2022)

Feb 19, 2019 by Cherie Ve Ard 28 Comments

When we first hit the road in 2006 to travel full-time, being able to work remotely utilizing mobile internet was absolutely essential in pursuing our nomadic dreams. We started off in a super tiny travel trailer, we were working remotely as software developers and technology consultants. While we were self employed, at the time we […]

”By All Rights, That Engine Should Start” – Suzuki DF15A Outboard & Customer Service Failure

Nov 19, 2018 by Chris Dunphy 8 Comments

Our first stop after leaving Jacksonville to cruise up the St. Johns River was Doctors Lake – only 12 nautical miles up stream. We figured this would be a good short first hop to get back into the groove of living on the water, and we had heard that you could dinghy ashore at Whitey’s […]

Boat Generator Upgrade: Replacing a Westerbeke 12.5 KW with a Northern Lights 6 KW in a Bayliner 4788

Aug 6, 2018 by Chris Dunphy 9 Comments

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, […]

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Welcome to Technomadia!

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Chris Dunphy & Cherie Ve Ard - Technomadia.

Perpetually on the road since 2006 combining technology and travel (tech+nomad) working remotely as technology & strategy advisors, app developers and authors.

We currently split our time between our motoryacht cruising the east coast, our vintage bus in the west and a van to move between them.

Kiki is the admiral of the fleet.

Mobile Internet – It’s Our Passion!

We track mobile internet options for RVers and cruisers as our 'day job'.

Visit our extensive resource center at: Mobile Internet Resource Center

To see our personal mobile internet setup:

Our Newest Posts

Time for Summer Van Travels – Wrapping Up our Season in Sanford

Jun 8, 2022 By Cherie Ve Ard 18 Comments

15 Years of Technomadia: 15 Lessons – A Cacophony of Memories

May 10, 2022 By Cherie Ve Ard 10 Comments

Retrospective: 2020 & 2021 – Setting a Foundation for the Future

May 9, 2022 By Cherie Ve Ard 10 Comments

Retrospective: 2019 – Nomadic Balance

May 8, 2022 By Cherie Ve Ard 3 Comments

Retrospective: 2018 – Correcting the Course

May 7, 2022 By Cherie Ve Ard Leave a Comment

Our Resource Centers

  • RVing Resources

    All of our informational content in one place.

  • No Excuses: Go Nomadic

    Logistics of a nomadic life: domicile, finances, safety and more. 

  • Mobile Internet Recource Center

    Guides, Reviews & News about Mobile Internet Options for RVers & Boaters (our 'day job')

  • Interviews

    Our 'Ramblings' Series - tales with other nomads. 

  • Solar

    Solar Electrical Systems for RVs

  • Boondocking

    Getting Off Grid and into Wild Camping

  • Our Gear List

    The RVing & Boating gear we love and use. 

  • RV Workspaces

    Full Time RVing Workspaces

Our Travel Apps

We write mobile apps inspired by our own nomadic lifestyle.


Coverage?Coverage? directly overlays and compares cellular carrier data maps. Perfect for bandwidth hungry travelers!
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US Public LandsUS Public Lands overlays BLM, Forest Service, NPS and public land boundary maps. Helping you utilize US national resources!
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StatelinesState Lines tracks over 50 laws that change as you cross US state lines - beer, txt, seat belts, smoking, RVing, etc.
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Boat: In storage in FL
Bus: In storage in AZ
Van: Out Adventuring for Summer

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