Before kids, we took a break from our advertising jobs to spend a year sailing the U.S. Gulf Coast, throughout the Bahamas to the remote Jumentos Islands, then up the Eastern Seaboard to Annapolis, MD. Our home was a modest Aloha 34, named Kaleo (ka-lay-o). This time was meaningful, having built lifelong relationships and seeing part of the world in such a unique way.
Hanging out in Morgan City for the day We took advantage of the rainy day today by catching up on a little rest, finishing some engine work and ran (walked) errands while docked in Morgan City. Here’s how we spent it: Slept in till 8:00 a.m.! Made a mega Migas […]
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It’s been an eventful first week of cruising. As we start to adapt to this new lifestyle, here are some highlights from the past 7 days. 235 miles traveled 3.5 nights spent on the hook (anchored) 3.5 nights docked (the .5’s represent our first night where we were half anchored, […]
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The usual early morning wake up came, but surprisingly it hasn’t been hard to wake up at all. Maybe because we go to bed at 8:00 most nights or maybe because each day has such purpose – to get to the next spot with as much daylight left as possible. […]
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Welcome to Duck Hunting Season in the bayou! This morning we awoke in our now semi-familiar anchorage to the echoing sounds of nearby crackling and popping. Turns out, it was opening day of duck hunting season and after getting underway, we felt like we were smack in the middle of […]
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This morning we awoke to a diversion from the start of our daily routine. Matt started the motor and almost instantly alarms shrieked with protest. Upon shutting down the engine, and opening the engine bay, we discovered that our diesel had barfed oil everywhere. The source was from where the […]
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We’re writing this post from a beautiful oxbow anchorage on the Mermentau River, just off the ICW. Despite the lack of sailing today, it was actually a great day with gorgeous weather and light traffic. It felt like we had the entire waterway to ourselves. We went through our first […]
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Cloudy skies and a foggy morning welcomed our start to day 3 and the scenery was mostly industrial docks and ports. We’re getting more comfortable with all the barges and the lingo (like a “two whistle” means passing our starboard side if we’re over-taking). We were able to motor sail […]
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Day 2 was a long run down Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, GIWW, and after seeing mostly brown water, low grass and flat lands, we can see why it got the nickname “the ditch.” But it’s teeming with wildlife, especially herons and other beautiful birds so we had company along the way. […]
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What began as an early and calm morning turned out to be quite eventful. We cast off from our marina docks at about 6:00 a.m. with one of our slip neighbors generously snapping photos and wishing us Bon Voyage. Kaleo motoring out of the marina From there, we: Navigated an […]
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