Name that City!

One wonderful perk of our current lifestyle and the fact we’re based in Europe is that we can hop around to explore a lot of different places as well as see lots of family and friends. In one week we visited three different countries and saw friends and family from North Carolina, California, Texas and […]

A week in the life

Some random stories from this past typical week of #boatlife… Where’s a Starbucks when you need one? Conor has been very busy doing so much research and procurement for all the upcoming boat projects. (I promise to report on them as they become reality.) He also spent a couple of days clearing out all of […]

Just livin’ on a boat

I’m often asked by our landlubbing family and friends “What’s it really like to live on a boat?” So, I thought I’d attempt to answer this question. Keep in mind, though, I can only answer this as it specifically relates to Sabática – a 40-foot catamaran that is a Bali 4.1. There are plenty of […]

2023 – What’s Next?

As I sit here on the eve on the new year, I’m thinking of how grateful I am for all the good and amazing things of 2022 and thinking of the year ahead. Everyone keeps asking us “What’s next?” Great question. At this point, we still have no set end date and are continuing to […]

Lessons learned Landlubbing

Apologies for my absenteeism! We’ve been busy greatly enjoying holidays and visiting people on land over the last couple of months. At this point, happy holidays to everyone! Part A: 5 weeks, 11 flights, 5 states, 8 cities, 11 beds, and a fabulous time seeing so many family and friends throughout the USA. Part B: […]

Should we stay or should we go now…

Five days ago, we made the much anticipated arrival into Licata for our winter berth. We made the decision to winter here based on recommendations, the low cost, and endless positive comments we had seen in our various Facebook sailing groups. We’d be lying if we didn’t admit we were initially terribly disappointed. Mainly in […]

The long haul to Sicily

This time we left in the dark. 4:40am to be exact. Our goal was to make the 84 nm journey from Roccella Ionica to Catania, Sicily before dark. This was our last long haul before we reach our final destination in Licata for the winter. By the way, the reason we’ve had so many long […]

What I miss most

I know that our grand adventure might seem glamorous and exciting, and don’t get me wrong, there are so many amazing aspects that I’m grateful for every day. However, it is not all bright and shiny, and I felt it only fair to describe the biggest bane to my current lifestyle. (I know Conor would […]

Past, Present or Future?

Please excuse me for getting somewhat philosophical with this one, but that can happen when you spend hours on the sea… Riding in my favorite spot at the bow, I was staring down for a while at the water below. Looking up, I could eye our next destination, Zadar, in the distance. A metaphorical thought […]