by Allison | Feb 23, 2017 | 2017, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI, Video
While in the Virgin Islands we split our time fairly evenly between the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. We have a hard time playing favorites, but we equally LOVE St. John and Virgin Gorda and basically go back and forth between the two stopping... 
by Allison | Feb 21, 2017 | Life Aboard, Video
While we are out bobbing around the islands we typically anchor the boat when possible, or “take a mooring”, which means to attach Selah to a permanent anchor called a mooring ball. While our preference is to anchor it is not always possible. For example,... 
by Allison | Feb 18, 2017 | 2017, BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook, USVI
Earlier this week we dropped Selah off at a marina in St. Thomas for a short stint while we popped home for a few days. It had been almost exactly a month since we had hopped on board and Selah was happy to top off the batteries with shore power, top off the water... 
by Allison | Feb 14, 2017 | BVI, Life Aboard, Logbook
For most of my adult life community has been a theme; the one common thread amongst all the other changes that adulthood can bring. I was thirty six years old when Bo and I got married and had spent much of my single 20’s and 30’s surrounded by friends,... 
by Allison | Jul 25, 2016 | 2016, Bahamas, Life Aboard
Believe it or not, there is a lot more to the Bahamas than Nassau. We didn’t make it to Nassau via boat, but most cruisers we talked to avoid Nassau at all costs as there are so many more incredible places to see that don’t have the crime, bad reputation... 
by Allison | Jun 8, 2016 | 2016, Boat Work, Life Aboard, Logbook, Puerto Rico
Yesterday this happened. I am currently sitting in the San Juan Hilton trying to wrap my brain around our floating house being all strapped down and ready for hurricanes. Please Jesus let there be no hurricanes in Puerto Rico (or anywhere else for that matter)... 