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• Meeting Old Friends

  

  this post is dedicated to Sharon and Craig(y). We met Sharon and Craig up in Newfoundland last summer. We spent a few days sailing with them until they headed... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• We Have Arrived

  

  It took the boys 4.5 days from Newport RI to Bermuda and 6.5 days from Bermuda to St Thomas USVI. The kids and I flew down last Sunday and they arrived about... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Finish of Peters Blog

  narrow opening we are in a large lagoon with the town of St. George to our north. Absolutely calm water and as pretty as can be. Its night time with lights all... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Peters Blog Post

  If your up for big read here is New Port to Bermuda thru eyes of one the crew that is helping me head south. Are main man Peter Bergoo !!!! Thursday Oct 30, 201... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Porsche Verse Motor Home

  I am writing this blog 250 NM south of Bermuda motor sailing 6.0 knots SW not S where we want to GO burning $7.50 Gal fuel from Bermuda (That SUCKS), BEATING... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• RI to Bermuda Update

  Carl was going to get the guys to do an update everyday but unfortunately they have all been feeling under the weather. One crew member will be leaving them in... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Historical Working Farm

  

  Today we headed over to Bristol Rode Island to Coggeshall Farm Museum, we were lucky to be the only ones there and had the run of the place. Kids had such a... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Expectations

  

  above: provisioning kid free As most of you may know we are getting ready to leave for the Caribbean. We’ve joined the NARC Rally that leaves out of Newport Rod... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• New Flooring Under the Table

  

  Check out these before and after shots of our floor and trim! We’re sooo excited to have a wood floor. We can’t afford to do the rest of the boat but we can... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Boat Schooling

  

  It’s funny when we meet new people on the dock or in our dingy the first thing that always comes up is: “do you homeschool?” Some people look at us like they ar... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Trading Velvet for Counting Bears

  sip beer... exhale. Defining moment in the supermarket today. I bought chocolate flavored water (yeah don't do it, tastes like crap). Check out girl: “does it... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Updating Just to Update

  

  I’ve heard people are starting to get a little worried about me. So I haven’t posted in 12 days, this doesn’t mean I’ve jumped ship and joined some hippy... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Big Boat Blues

  

  It’s tough business living on a big boat, really it is. People think that we’re not that hard up because of our battleship. Sure enough we’re pretty big on spac... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Newfoundland Epilogue

  

  All I can say is what a trip! We left Massachusetts around the middle of June and headed north to Nova Scotia. We discovered the brilliant Bras d’Or Lakes and... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• WANTED: Woman in Search of Other Like Minded Women

  

  I am a full on introvert, I think I could live out my days in a cabin in the woods somewhere hibernating like a bear (with a good book). Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Francois, Newfoundland to Lunenburg Nova Scotia

  

  No nausea, not even a little! It has taken us 2 nights and 3 full days to get from Fancois to Lunenburg. We had calm conditions which were good for my stomach... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Goodbye Francois–we Love You

  

  We will be leaving Francois after dinner this evening and heading for Halifax Nova Scotia. This will be our last day in Newfoundland, sad but we’re ready to mov... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Francois NL– Where Everyone Knows Your Name

  

  Francois is an outpost, meaning that you can only get to and from here via water. There are no roads and no one owns a car. Their mode of transportation is... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Fjord I Can’t Remember the Name of

  

  This morning we awoke with waterfalls surroundings us – spectacular! We sailed up a 5 mile long fjord yesterday, tall cliffs on either side and waterfalls aroun... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL

• Fortune NL–greatest Boat Race in the World

  

  We arrived at Fortune to find that the local Dory boat race was underway – the greatest boat race in the world! Locals team up in couples and it doesn’t matter... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 FAMILY, TRAVEL