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...

After a quick overnight stop in Kilmarnock, VA, we continued on northward in the Chesapeake Bay. We had a nice leisurely cruise that...

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...

St. Augustine, Florida has always been one of our favorite stops along the Florida coast! Since it is the oldest city in the United...

A fun weekend in the sun at Peanut Island near West Palm Beach, FL

February was a tough year, but we made it! LOL!    In all seriousness though, February was a challenging month, which is why I didn’t...

Over the past couple of weeks, the warm and sunny Florida weather that we all know and love has finally graced us with its presence...

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...

This past week has been lovely! We've FINALLY been getting small glimpses here and there of the Florida we know and love.  We've spent...

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...

2025 started off with a bang and I spent the first week and a half of it hunkered down with a bad cold. Thankfully, that is finally...

The ocean has always been near and dear to my heart. Hearing the waves crash on the shore, watching sunsets and sunrises over the water...

Being in Savannah for Thanksgiving gave us a glimpse into another side of the city that we hadn’t previously experienced.  Last time we...

Dustin had to travel to Chicago for a work conference last week so over the past 7 days, Bella and I have been manning the boat by...

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...

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...

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...

On our first day in Grafton, we got up and took the scooters out to explore the town a bit. There is a nice bike path along the river in...

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!...

After traveling about 70 miles from Starved Rock Marina, we arrived at our new marina, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY for...