

Secrets of the Ten Thousand Islands
5/1/25 After our generator debacle, we felt like we had a new lease on life to leave Marco Island Rose Marina is always outstanding with...


Charting our course
4/15/25 I think a good analogy for leaving on a long trip as we are, is to picture popping a champagne cork, along with the cheer! It is...


HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY WIFE!
12/30/2024 Goodbye 2024 and hello brand new 2025!! After a tumultuous end to 2024 due to the two back to back hurricanes (in which we...


4 months out of the water and 2 major hurricanes later…..
10/22/24 It took a lot of thought and planning to leave our beautiful Happy Wife out on the hard in the middle of the state for this...


Ten Thousand Islands - Our second home!
After spending the night in Marco Island and refueling etc, we left early and anchored at our beloved Tiger Key in the Ten Thousand...


Coasting to Cayo Costa
5/21/24 This has to be one of our favorite anchorages for sure. Usually we stay a lot longer but we were eager to get out to the Ten...


The sea called my soul so we answered with all our hearts
5/16/2024 As always, before leaving the dock, theres a flurry of activity. Getting ready to go out for a length of time requires...


Bringing Happy Wife Home
10/20/23 We had left our Happy Wife out on the hard at Glades Boat Storage in La belle while we went to Europe for a months vacation. ...


The Ten Thousand Islands
7/26/23 We had been away from Happy Wife for exactly a month. We went to Maine with our family for July 4th and then worked 12 hour days...


The Keys and back to Ten Thousand Islands
6/26/23Tarpon Belly Key was beautiful and serene. This rocky little island used to be a shrimping station and even had a restaurant on...