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2019 December in St. Augustine (part 2)
Regular life goes on: We stayed very busy in December, exploring St. Augustine. But, life must also happen...establishing new health...
Lisa
Jan 28, 20204 min read


2019 December in St. Augustine
We left downtown Jacksonville the day after Thanksgiving. As we mentioned last month, we left earlier than we originally planned. St....
Lisa
Jan 14, 20209 min read


Just in Time for Thanksgiving: Finished the St. Johns River (spur off the Great Loop)
A week before Thanksgiving, Ray & I started our return trip to Jacksonville -- northbound on the the St. Johns River, which -- remember...
Lisa
Dec 12, 20195 min read


Sanford, FL: Vibrant Destination
Monroe Harbour Marina: We spent about a week nestled into the calm, protected marina in Sanford, FL. What a fun, yet relaxing, busy...
Lisa
Nov 24, 20194 min read


SCOUT Has Left the Marina
St. Johns River - Southbound
Lisa
Nov 14, 20197 min read


Fall in Jacksonville
More Football: We enjoyed another football Sunday at the local pub with friends from m/v Tanuki & m/v Griffin. We met up with several...
Lisa
Nov 6, 20192 min read


Time for Maintenance
Driving Tour: October began with a driving tour of the Carolinas. In the Raleigh area, we stayed with long-time boating friends and...
Lisa
Oct 28, 20195 min read


Life after Dorian...
(Authored by Lisa) It took a few days to reverse Hurricane Dorian boat prep -- slowed by a boat wash before putting everything back in...
Lisa
Oct 7, 20192 min read


Fun before Dorian...
(Authored by Lisa) August was rather hot & humid in Jacksonville, but we managed to stay busy with our Jacksonville exploration and even...
Lisa
Sep 5, 20192 min read


Whew! We dodged Dorian!
Well, about a week of Hurricane Dorian prep (and worry) for nothing. Thank goodness! Almost exactly a year since SCOUT survived...
Lisa
Sep 4, 20192 min read


Gotta love Mayo (Clinic)!
(Authored by Lisa) I had an exciting month! On July 2, my Mayo Clinic specialist phoned me to discuss a diagnosis - one of several forms...
Lisa
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Geeky Technical Stuff
We are now slowly being “assimilated” into the Florida-retiree scene in Jacksonville while we work through some medical issues and plan...
Lisa
May 23, 20192 min read


We're home!
We arrived to our new home port of Jacksonville FL on May 10! Last post -- end of April -- we were somewhere south of Charleston SC. We...
Lisa
May 21, 20193 min read


Partway There!
We're partway along on our journey to Jacksonville. We're purposely "dawdling" along the way, seeing the sights, staying a few days here...
Lisa
Apr 28, 20192 min read


Failure to launch...the Great Loop, but not the adventure.
It is with disappointment that we have decided not to embark on the Great Loop this year. The loop is all about sampling foods, new...
Lisa
Apr 9, 20192 min read


Baby, it's cold outside...and sometimes inside...
Woohoo! We have almost made it through our first winter living on a boat - in non-tropical climate! Looking back, I think November &...
Lisa
Mar 6, 20192 min read


Stuck
We had a nice Christmas visiting family in South Carolina. As part of the celebration, we received a thoughtfully hand-painted wall...
Lisa
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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