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• Salt Island, BVI

  

  After The Baths we had a sunset cruise over to Salt Island for a safe non rolly anchorage. The next morning we took the kids over to explore. I really liked... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• the Baths, BVI Caribbean – Need to Know Info

  

  From the water the Baths like its a gorgeous beach with a bunch of boulders, I didn’t really understand what the hype was all about. Well I’m going to hype... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Visiting Old Friends in Tortola

  

  Tortola, British Virgin Islands, is a great place to visit or provision. We found it to be very social. We met up with old friends from our Mega Yacht days,... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Bringing Home the Bacon

  

  It’s been over a year now since we’ve worked and we’re still LOVING it!! Yesterday was a sad sad day for me and the girls. Carl actually woke early, but really... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Buddy Boats

  

  All I can say is buddy boats rock. We have been sailing around with SV Necesse and SV Mary Christine for over a week now and man does it make a difference. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Salt Kissed First Aid

  

  We had friends over from SV Necesse yesterday with their wee ones. They are very much boat kids at 5 and 2.5 years old, but still accidents happen. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Tell Tale Signs You Live on a Boat

  

  When I think of sailors I think of Captain Jack Sparrow, Popeye and who can forget Captain Ron. I wasn’t too sure how I was going to handle taking quick showers... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Sailing Pictures

  

  Big thanks to Jody from SV Mary Christine - where the coconuts grow blog. On our way to the Bitter End she shot these great pictures for us. Great afternoon of... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• …. and I’m a Winner – the Collapsible Kettle

  

  I don’t enter into a lot of competitions because I find my chances of winning pretty low and that my chances of receiving a zillion more junk emails pretty HIGH... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Boat Pizza, Doesn’t Get Any Better

  

  What’s better than enjoying a beer at sunset? Sunset, beer and PIZZA! Christmas Cove in the USVI’s has the greatest little pizza joint on the water. Well it’s... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• New Year on Salty

  

  I woke up this morning hot, sticky and a bunch of legs on me, kids’ legs. Did I mention the screaming baby wanting to be fed? Ahhh New Years day with kids. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Our Arctic Adventure

  

  We have been judged with a critical eye by some cruisers lately. Will we be putting our kids in unnecessary danger? Are they too young to really appreciate the... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Prepping the Boat to Leave

  

  In the morning we are flying back to the States for 10 days. So do we lock the doors and get up and go like we would in a house? Sort of but not really. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Pre Christmas Celebrations

  

  We will be heading back up to Massachusetts for Christmas this year so Santa decided to make a quick trip to our boat so we wouldn’t have to fly back with a... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Love: Easi-Yo Hate: Impact Drill

  

  Carl and i have our favorite “tools” on the boat. But hey this blog is all about ME! These are MY loves and hates, but it somehow always works out that... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Our Little Girl is 5

  

  Pri had to hurry up and blow out her candles because Barbie was about to fall out of her dress. Cakes are not built for the Caribbean heat, especially my dodgy... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Merry Christmas

  

  We’ll be celebrating Christmas early this year, well twice actually. We’ll be flying back to the States to celebrate Christmas with Carl’s family so instead of... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• One Down ____ to Go

  

  1021 hours underway, that's just over 42 days Averaged 6.7 knots 6872 nautical miles So we have been living aboard and cruising for just over a year now and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Finding Some Critters

  

  Pri and I went to the beach and collected some leaf littler and sand. We also took advantage of this one on one time to swim and chat about girl stuff –... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Homeschooling

  

  I’m starting up a page dedicated to our homeschooling / boatschooling. I love teaching the girls, we don’t really do any full on text book work but we do read... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL