Have you ever considered becoming a travel nurse? It is a great experience to meet new people, see different facilities and visit different areas of the country. You are there long enough to live like a local and really get to experience the all the area has to offer. For us, it is an opportunity […]
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When sailing the east coast of the USA, you have the choice of going outside in the Atlantic Ocean (or Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s west coast) or travelling on the inside via the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW). Which way to go has been the subject of many great debates, including between Nick and I. The
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In life, we establish relationships with others that transform who we are as a person and a professional. Some are mentors who guide us, others are coaches who train us and the rest are our friends and family who sustain us throughout it all. In my life, I have learned to value all three. Mentors
Batteries are our lifeline on a sailboat. Everything on the boat runs off batteries. They keep our refrigerators and freezer running. They run our water pump, flush the toilets and keep the lights on. When we are sailing, they run the VHF radio, chart plotter and other navigation instruments. Basically, the only things on the
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I think Key West has bad juju. Seems like every time we go there, we end up staying much longer than anticipated!! We headed into the Key West Bight marina Thursday, planning to stay two nights. The drive shaft was leaking water into the boat and any water inside the boat that is not in
Stuck in Key West…AGAIN!! Read More »
0940: On our way to Key West After 3 days of boat work, we left our anchorage off St. James City at 0940 today for Key West. Nick was up most of the night last night. He stresses a lot about the boat, systems and equipment all working correctly. He checked a lot of stuff
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Cabbage Key to Sanibel Island We made it to Sanibel Island yesterday, actually anchored just off St. James City. It was a short trip down the ICW but smelly. The red tide was really bad. We went through a lot of brown water with stinky, dead fish. The red tide is an algae bloom that
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We had a good sail yesterday from Longboat Key to Venice inlet. Winds were from the southeast, 12-18 knots. At one point we were making 9 knots under sail! We let the main out a lot, so we weren’t heeling much and it was a very pleasant ride. I had butterflies in my stomach though.
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Yesterday was a short ride out the Manatee River and down the ICW to Longboat Key. The weather was hot and sticky, but we were able to get settled in the anchorage. It’s really noisy here. There are a couple of derelict sailboats with halyards slapping. The wind was up around 20 knots last night,
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