Our Christmas plans were revealed after a year of planning! The stress of coordinating our movements around a secret almost killed me! We were all so excited for the kids to finally find out. Grammy and Grampy reveal to the grandkids they are going to Disney World for Christmas. This isn't the first surprise the kids have been lucky to receive from them. Not only is it a fun way to get[...]
We had a stormy fall and winter here in the Pacific Northwest. In this video I take you with our family of four from our sailboat to Deception Pass by ferry and car. We went there for Shane's SUP race, Deception Pass Challenge. This race has always been fun in the past. Despite the weather this year (challenge is in the name after all), we had a great time cheering on Shane and the other[...]
Of course it COULD have been colder, and it did get colder as the winter went on in Port Townsend. Boat life comes with certain chores that, just like in a house, must be done regardless of wether or not you're in the Bahamas, or in the Pacific Northwest in the winter. Here's a quick glimpse of our weekly routine when we were in Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend over the winter.[...]
We found a little friend while moving our family sailboat from Bellingham to Port Townsend through the Puget Sound. It was further away than the camera made it seem, which is why we weren't sure if it was a log or a seal??… In this video I explain why Port Townsend was our "home" port for the winter and what we did there for the first couple of months. On the way to Port Townsend[...]
Our sailboat family of four head to Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands. I've been there as a teenager, but haven't been back since. Most boaters we've talked to admit, while this island is always busy over the summer, it's still their favorite destination to cruise to. It really is incredible. In this video we are stopping by Sucia before we head south for the winter. Well, south as[...]
Our family of four visit Cypress Island, part of the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound. Our boat is a 41ft motorsailer that we completed the purchase of in mid-August 2021. This is our third outing, jumping off to the islands from Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham. We experience our first story day on the boat, prior to heading out for the weekend. A small craft advisory in the evening[...]
In this video our family of four heads off for the first time on our new to us 41 ft ketch in the American Pacific Northwest. Find out where we cast off to! The kids started school, doing conferences over Zoom. We were ready to get off the dock as a family for Labor Day weekend, after being approved for insurance. Our plan was to leave for anchorage on Friday night, but ended up pushi[...]
Winter moorage at Point Hudson Marina gave us six months to explore Port Townsend, Washington and its surroundings. Below you'll find our favorite places to see and activities to do for Pacific Northwest cruisers. We are a family of four who are spending the year aboard our new to us, 41 ft sailboat. We're exploring the Puget Sound as my husband circumnavigates the 300+ named islands[...]
We closed on our sailboat while on vacation in California. The kids had summer camps and we had plans to be on sandy beaches. This video shares what we did while waiting for paperwork to be completed. We feel very grateful for being able to have had this experience together. Most of the music I place in our videos are songs we were listening to during the time of filming whatever we we[...]
We're a family of four on a sailboat living aboard while doing homeschool and working. While I'm working on a video of how we bought the boat while on vacation, I'm sharing a real time video of getting into the Christmas spirit here onboard.