Once the sale of our sailboat was complete, it was time to start searching for our new home on wheels. I only had one requirement: I needed my own space for my sewing setup. On the sailboat, I would drag all my sewing stuff out to sew on the only table we had, and would …
Once the boat was docked at Brunswick Landing, we packed a few things and headed south to Lake City, FL, where we stayed with friends for a couple of weeks. While we were there, we received an inquiry about Blue Turtle from a potential new owner. After a quick phone call with them, we planned …
After transiting the busy New York Harbor, we anchored in the Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Our plan was to get south to Brunswick Landing Marina in Georgia where we would leave the boat and head to Fort Myers for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We stayed a few nights in Atlantic Highlands and then moved the …
After leaving Wickford in Narragansett Bay, we stopped and anchored at a place called Horton Island Beach for one night before heading on Long Island Sound. Northport, NY We decided to stop in Northport, NY for a few days before staging at Port Washington to go through New York Harbor. Northport, a historic maritime village, …
I know, I’ve been slacking on this blog thing… Life has been a bit nuts lately but I’m determined to get y’all caught up. In the last post, we spent a month or so in Mattapoisett and then grabbed a slip in a marina in New Bedford to finish up boat projects. With the projects …
After spending one night in Port Washington and venturing into shore the next morning, we decided we needed to keep moving. Temperatures were supposed to be in the 90’s that weekend with little wind. After consulting with our friends Jay and Tanya, aboard SV Minx, we decided to head to the opposite end of Long …
We have big news to share! Today, we are listing our beloved, Blue Turtle, for sale. We are currently located in New Bedford, Massachusetts where we’ve been cleaning and prepping her for sale. We’ll be in the Buzzards Bay area for the next few weeks before making our way through Long Island Sound and then …
We motored from Atlantic City to Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on calm seas with a slight swell. We originally planned to use the Sandy Hook anchorage, but afternoon winds picked up and made it a bit too rough. We dropped the hook outside the Atlantic Highlands municiple marina and mooring field after a long day cruising …
After checking back into the States from our trip to the Bahamas, we took the ICW inside from Port Canaveral to St. Augustine, stopping in Daytona Beach for a couple of nights. After the usual provisioning and laundry, we met up with friends, Jay and Tanya (SV Minx), at the local brewery, Old Coast Ales, …
We left the West Palm Beach anchorage around 6am and motor-sailed about 109 nautical miles on calm waters. We were so glad we waited for a good weather window. The wind wasn’t great for sailing, but less winds usually means a calmer sea state which was just fine for us. We arrived at Little Sale …
You might have noticed I’ve been a bit behind on the blog lately. I literally just posted about prepping for the Bahamas in Vero Beach which happened back in December/January. We’ve since been to the Bahamas and back and are currently in North Carolina on our way north for the summer. I plan to post …
While Blue Turtle was on a mooring in Jensen Beach, we spent some much needed family time in Fort Myers over the Christmas and New Years holidays. In early January, Randy took Blue Turtle from Jensen Beach to Cracker Boy Boat Works in Fort Pierce to be hauled out. It was time for Blue Turtle …