First of all, a big huge thank you for all of the supporting and loving comments to the passing of our Admiral Kiki. It’s been a tough few weeks, but it’s time to resume the blog. This entry takes us back to the before times, when Kiki was still healthy and everything in our world […]
Travelogues
Charleston to Conway, SC Great Loop Cruising – Are We Cut Out for This?
After leaving Charleston in our wake, we took a turn to the north and were officially resuming our Great Loop. It was a windy day with some sporty chop on the harbor, but once we turned into the protected waters of Isles of Palms, things smoothed out considerably. But now we had a narrow channel […]
Cruising Savannah to Charleston – Murder Scene or Steering Pump Failure?!!?
After a marvelous couple of days in downtown Savannah, we were excited to continue northbound up the ICW. We thought we were getting back into our cruising o, and enjoying the variety that life on the water can bring. Time with friends, time in remote gorgeous anchorages and being in the heart of amazing downtowns. […]
Sanford to Savannah – First Two Weeks Back to Cruising, and Rejoining the Great Loop Route
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a few weeks since we left Sanford in our wake, resuming our active cruising lifestyle. I originally thought I’d do one post wrapping up our segment up to Charleston, our turn around point of our first attempt at the Great Loop. But we were already starting to forget […]
Farewell Sanford – Dropping the Lines & Resuming Nomadic Life Without a Basecamp
It’s hard to believe 4 years have flown by since we pulled into Sanford, FL as our pandemic shelter in place location. We knew that COVID wasn’t going away anytime soon, and Sanford felt like the right place to hunker down to ride it out. We’d be near family, friends and have decent hurricane protection […]
Totality or BUST – Chasing the Eclipse: A Quick Van Trip to Texas… no, Missouri
First of all… a HUGE thank you to everyone who left a comment on Chris’ 18th Nomadiversary / April Fools Day post. This post generated more comments than any other in ages, and it absolutely warms our hearts that so many are still following along after all these years. The post asked everyone to vote […]
Returning to Boat Life – The Final Van Miles from Arizona to Florida (Including Big Bend National Park!)
We enjoyed a delightful couple of months finishing out 2023 at our RV lot at SKP Saguaro in Benson, Arizona – living aboard Zephyr again, exploring the area and surrounded by amazing friendships. But it was time to pack Blooper back up, get Zephyr back in the storage lot and make our way back east […]
Exploring Around Benson, AZ – Our 2023 Southeast Arizona / Tucson Adventures
One of the many reasons we picked SKP Saguaro Co-Op RV Park as our nomadic port to store Zephyr and return to in winters – is the location in Benson, AZ is convenient to so much to explore. It’s about an hour from Tucson. In the past we’ve explored nearby Kartchner Caverns, Patagonia State Park, […]
Wrapping Up the Van Trip: Oregon to Arizona and Back to Zephyr!
After we said our ‘until next times’ to dear friends at EclipseFest23, it was time turn the wheels towards Arizona and wrap up this segment of our van travels. Although we do wish we had a few more weeks to play with, as we have so many friends in Oregon we would have loved to […]
Final Push to EclipseFest23 – Idaho & Oregon!
Grand Junction, CO was sort of our bail out point if we decided we didn’t want to proceed to EclipseFest23 in Oregon. We could have easily turned south and headed straight to Zephyr in Benson, AZ instead. By the time we reached it, our excitement was mounting – especially knowing how many dear friends we’d […]
