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Exploring the Hudson River Valley
After anchoring for several days in Haverstraw, NY in front of the Elks Club, we went back to Nyack to carry out our original plan of...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 258 min read
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A Little Local Hospitality
After another long trip up the east coast (about a month and a half), it’s been really revitalizing being in a brand-new-to-us section of...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 225 min read
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Making Our Way Home Up the Hudson
Last year around this time, we visited New York City by boat for the first time with the intention of continuing on to Michigan to finish...

Becky Wagaman
Jun 224 min read
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Our Last Day On the Ocean (For Awhile)
Over the past month, we have made our way north from the Chesapeake Bay and are in New York again! We stopped for a few nights in...

Becky Wagaman
May 304 min read
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It's Not All Rainbows and Butterflies...
A lot of times, people only post about how dreamy their lives are living on a boat and traveling around and people get this false idea...

Becky Wagaman
Apr 309 min read
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Lighthouses, Shipwrecks, and the Charming Sea Port of St. Michaels, MD
After a quick overnight stop in Kilmarnock, VA, we continued on northward in the Chesapeake Bay. We had a nice leisurely cruise that...

Becky Wagaman
Apr 264 min read
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Hopping Up the East Coast (Again)
16 days ago, we left St. Augustine, FL. Today (Sunday 4/20/25), we are driving through the Chesapeake Bay, en route back to Maryland! We...

Becky Wagaman
Apr 2111 min read
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A Week Away With Friends at Peanut Island
A fun weekend in the sun at Peanut Island near West Palm Beach, FL

Becky Wagaman
Mar 274 min read
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Fun In The Sun
After a week spent in serenity in our idyllic anchorage at Peck Lake, we moved back to Manatee Pocket in Stuart for the weekend so that...

Becky Wagaman
Jan 206 min read
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Spontaneously Saving A Life
This past week has been lovely! We've FINALLY been getting small glimpses here and there of the Florida we know and love. Â We've spent...

Becky Wagaman
Jan 206 min read
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Old Friends and New Friends
After a lovely week anchored near Hole in the Wall Island just north of Vero Beach, we left feeling rejuvenated and happy to be back on...

Becky Wagaman
Jan 164 min read
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Circumnavigating Vaca Key by Dinghy
I think when most people hear that we live on a boat and travel full time, they have this image in their head of us sipping Mai Tais and...

Becky Wagaman
Jan 15, 20245 min read
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Green Turtle Bay - Grand Rivers, KY
After 3 long days of travel, 4 locks, 2 nights at anchor and about 250 miles with 95 degree weather and no AC, we finally reached Green...

Becky Wagaman
Sep 2, 20223 min read
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Alton, IL to St. Louis, MO to Grand Rivers, KY - No Fuel For Over 250 Miles!
We got up around 4:45am the day that we left Alton, IL. We wanted to get an early start because our next leg of the trip was about 250...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 28, 20224 min read
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A Quick Stop in Alton, IL
We had originally planned on staying in Grafton for 2 weeks, but decided to switch our plans up a bit and leave earlier so that we would...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 27, 20221 min read
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Taking Off the Training Wheels
After our time in Peoria, we were up with the sun to travel to Grafton, IL where the Illinois River converges with the Mississippi River!...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 22, 20227 min read
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So Much Good in the World
After traveling about 70 miles from Starved Rock Marina, we arrived at our new marina, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY for...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 15, 20223 min read
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Just Goes to Show You How Little You Actually Need"
Dustin needed a hair cut so he found a place online, made an appointment, and then we took the dinghy about 5 miles up the river to the...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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I Would Walk 500 Miles....
Yesterday afternoon when we were done working, Dustin and I decided to go to Starved Rock State Park to do some hiking. We were...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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Just a Day in the Life
Yesterday we started out the day by watching church on the boat. Our pastor has such good sermons and we are so blessed to be able to...

Becky Wagaman
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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