We left Wilmington after a delightful month full of new friends, great food, entertainment and just immersing ourselves in an enchanting city. But we left with a little bit of concern for Kiki and her starting to not finish her meals – a fairly normal sometimes behavior. After cruising back down the Cape Fear River, […]
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Conway, SC to Wilmington, NC – A Week Turns into a Month
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
SKP Saguaro Co-Op RV Park in Benson, AZ – Why We Became Leaseholders
We just wrapped up our 2023/2024 winter season at our co-op lot in Benson, Arizona at SKP Saguaro. We became lifetime leaseholders at this Escapees park back in 2018, intending it to be our winter nomadic port. Since we got our lot, Benson is now where our vintage bus Zephyr lives. Usually in the free […]
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 […]
Back to Sanford: Cruising Southbound on the St. Johns River & Exploring New to Us Anchorages (Crescent Lake, Mud Creek Cove)
Our final project at Lamb’s Yacht Center was replacing our front deck hatches. Our original Bomar hatches were now over 20 years old and had several parts failing, and they needed to be re-bedded to fix a leak that had developed. We opted for replacing them instead of trying to rebuild – as it would […]
