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We are a pair of empty nesters who have downsized to life at sea. While we’ve had sailboats before, we’ve never lived aboard. Follow along to see what it’s like and get a glimpse of what we see along the Mediterranean!
The Suitcase Shuffle – part 1
Sadly, it’s been a minute. Where have the last three months gone? Great question. After our jaunt to Melilla, we made it back to southern Spain and hauled out Sabática in Motril. She needed some routine hull maintenance like cleaning,…
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Mission Gibraltar
After a stationary winter, the earliest we’ve started sailing again has been in late April. However this year, we left our winter berth in Cartagena early. We were on a mission to reach Gibraltar before March 26th so Sabática wouldn’t…
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Road Trips from Cartagena
During the months we were settled in Cartagena, we rented a car a few times and took various small road trips. For posterity, here are the places we explored… Murcia Cartagena is located in the southeastern region of Murcia, so…
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Winter Home – Cartagena
For the past two winters, we docked in Licata, Sicily. This winter, we chose Cartagena, Spain. We arrived in September with Dad and Jeff, and over the past five months we have had a few visitors and some intermittent land…
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Sitting with Uncertainty
I’m a planner. An implementer. Give me a project or a destination, and I kick into high gear. But ask me to dream up a grand vision or hand me a blank tile in Scrabble, and I freeze up. Stupid,…
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