February 15, 2023
Bringing Home The Bacon, I Mean The Ambo
Two months after buying the ambo, we finally bring it home. And by “home” I mean the marina, of course.
March 3, 2018
We Are Boatless!
We were in disbelief, appalled, saddened, and yet relived to say goodbye to Wiffersnapper.
February 16, 2018
We Just Sold Our Boat!
We closed the sale on our first boat the Wiffersnapper. Selling your boat/home is so bittersweet!
October 19, 2017
Settling in at Salty Sam’s
It’s not a houseboat! Rant alert. Settling in to Salty’s, and gearing up for Pirate Fest.
October 13, 2017
Moving Marinas
Moving marinas is not as easy as one would think. We gave our firstborn cat for a slip.
April 22, 2017
Butt Darts & Boat Life
February is the heart of “season” here in SWFL. So, this means a lot more traffic both on land and on the water. Fishermen say that the fish patterns change this time of year, because of the water temperature. But, I secretly think the fish are hiding from all the water-bound snowbirds and rental pontoon […]
April 18, 2017
Captain Training – Take Two
As you may recall, the trip from Marinatown to Snook Bight was supposed to serve as our official Captain training session. However, when the one engine overheated after 5-minutes of leaving the dock, Captain Russell ended up handling the boat the entire trip. So, we asked him to come back out for take two of […]
March 2, 2017
The First Few Weeks As Liveaboards
As you can imagine, our first few weeks of living on a boat was full of fun surprises! Boat-life Bliss: Having dinner on the top deck (waterfront dining!) while taking in the calm and quiet back-bay scenery Watching dolphins play in our “backyard” and the birds catch fish while balancing on dock lines Strolling […]
February 18, 2017
Trading Marinas
It was time to prepare the dock lines. We had already radioed to the marina, and they were aware that we only had one engine. The dock master had his tow boat ready for us, and all hands on deck at our slip. We needed to get the boat stern in (backed into our slip), […]
January 28, 2017
The Night Before The Move
It was the night before we were set to move the boat to our new marina at Snook Bight in Fort Myers Beach, Fl. We were restless and anxious because we were finally going to live aboard the boat that had consumed our lives for the last 5 months. Furthermore, we were giving up suburban […]