Blog - Wandering On The Way

Since our trip down to St. Augustine, I have been catching up on boat projects, while Joy has largely been working. My list was much smaller than our friends (who suffered some damage in the storm, while Blue was fine), but a few thing...

In a short amount of time, we have had so many new, first experiences of all kinds.

Three weekends ago we took her out for a couple of hours with a friend; no winds, so we motored out of the marina and under one bridge and then back. We didn't put up the sails but it was a good test of all the electrical equi...

it has been a minute since our last update!

A lot has happened and at some point it started to feel like we were giving endless project updates because that's essentially what was happening. But now! We stand on the precipice of...well, that's maybe a bad metaphor. It's considered bad luck to give an actual ...

No boat is ever ready.

Most boats sit at the dock for years, moored by endless projects - or, more honestly, by fear. Perfection, good enough, you know the rest.

Since returning from New England for the holidays, I have been utterly focused on finishing the work to make Blue Turtle ready to start sailing. As with any large project, the last 10% of the wo...

Winter in the South is so much different from winter up north. Most days here I don’t even need a jacket, let alone a coat, so when we drove up to Boston to spend Christmas with family, our first stop was the storage unit for our winter coats and shoes. Here on the boat I have a pair of sandals and a pair of Birkenstocks—nothing suitable for cold weather. We drove for two day...