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Ahhh, Sweet Relief (in Cumberland Island, GA)

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Leah
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Two months later (and actually only ten days behind our plan – thanks UPS!), Brio II floats again. You know the best part? The moment I look forward to the absolute most? It’s not the floaty feeling you get when … Continue reading →

Soooo close! (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Leah
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We are soooo close to launching, I can feel it! Unfortunately, so can UPS, so they decided to slightly misplace two critical deliveries this week. It’s hard to launch without a belt for the new serpentine drive or the spacer … Continue reading →

Progress is more about direction than speed (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Leah
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(This is what we tell ourselves) Like the day we spent driving to a machine shop to ask (beg) for help getting three absolutely frozen stainless bolts out of our aluminum radial drive (like a quadrant). Jon had tried every … Continue reading →

“Where do I belong?” (in St Marys, GA)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Leah
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We hopscotched all over British Columbia for the holidays — from three flights to my sister’s cozy downtown apartment, to my grandparents’ via the snowy, windy 8-hr mountain drive, to Tofino for some family bonding and winter surfing, to friends’ … Continue reading →

See ya later, New England! (in Baltimore, MD)

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Leah
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Gosh it’s nice to have New England behind us! Don’t get me wrong — Maine in September and October is hard to beat. Anchorages to yourself, crisp mornings that make running the Webasto feel extra cozy, and an excuse to … Continue reading →

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We've been sharing bits and pieces from our life aboard since we bought our first boat -- Brio, a 1981 Nor'West 33 -- in Mexico in 2011.

After cruising Brio through the Panama Canal and then living aboard through three winters in Maine, we added crew (Zephyr was born in April 2018), changed boats (Brio II is a 1988 Sabre 42 Centerboard), and are currently cruising the Caribbean!

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“Feels like eating chocolate on a warm summer da “Feels like eating chocolate on a warm summer day” ✨(Zephyr’s description of happiness)
Little change of pace ~ celebrating the bride-to-b Little change of pace ~ celebrating the bride-to-be at the Calgary Stampede!
Dolphins and whales are great, but PUFFINS are wha Dolphins and whales are great, but PUFFINS are what I most wanted to find 👀 These cuties duck underwater when you get close, making it especially tricky to get their picture!!
St Pierre + Miquelon are French (🇫🇷) islands St Pierre + Miquelon are French (🇫🇷) islands off the south coast of Newfoundland, and heaven knows you can’t keep me away from a pain au chocolat! 

We even lucked into a few more days with this sweet sailing family who *also* have a 4-year old onboard, and the boys have been like peas in a can’t-speak-a-word-of-your-language-but-I-get-your-energy-kinda pod. It’s soooo nice. Kid energy is definitely a real thing (hint: Z has LOTS 🙃) so when they just “click” it’s the best. 

A little longer soaking up the pastries before we bring this beautiful boat to St John’s and end our delivery! It will be hard to say goodbye… 

#boatlife #sailboatdelivery #sailingfamily #boatkids
Can’t skip a post about Francois too… one of t Can’t skip a post about Francois too… one of the last remaining outposts on the SW coast, this tiny town has no roads, no cars, one store, one post office, around 60 super-friendly locals, and a school with 4 students. The people have built an incredible network of walkways and boardwalks that surround the town and cliffs. You can only get here by boat or rare helicopter, and they told us we were the second sailboat to visit this year! Unfortunately we seemed to time all our walks with the densest fog, but we *imagine* the views might be as generous as the people!
Four more favorites. We sailed through the densest Four more favorites. We sailed through the densest fog from Francois and burst into a blue-sky day in the Hare Bay fjord. If you’ve lived with 100-foot visibility for a while, you might know the feeling of LIFE that seeing the sun again brings. As if blue skies weren’t enough of a treat, Morgan’s Arm saved this incredible waterfall for the very top of her fjord… thunderously pounding beside us as we tried to convince Zephyr that the *best* puddles for jumping in were actually just a little further away from the waterfall’s edge 😳 I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve this life, but I am thankful every single day to be here 🙌
I’m not usually short on words, but Newfoundland I’m not usually short on words, but Newfoundland’s south coast has filled my SD cards and emptied my mind 🤯 Three favorites from Morgan’s Arm yesterday… another thousand or so to come 🤣 #newfoundland #morgansarm #harebaynewfoundland
Being here as a little family is pure magic and I Being here as a little family is pure magic and I already know we’ll be reminiscing about this trip for decades to come ✨ A photographer’s dream. A rock-scrambling kid’s paradise. And a somewhat sad story, as one of Newfoundland’s many former outposts that exists no longer… just the cemetery and a few shacks still stand.
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