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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity, all in effort for tomorrow morning. The must-do preparations have been crossed off the list (either completed or deemed not truly a must-do) and we’ve enjoyed some treasured time with family and friends. Kaleo staged for departure Tomorrow morning, we set […]

The dinghy is to a cruising boat what a car is to a house. It’s how we get to and from shore, carry groceries to the boat and see the sights in a new area. Last week Matt took our (now former) dinghy for a test spin and are. we. […]