Category: Travel

Take a Trip to The Everglades

Sava is out of the water or “on the hard” in boat jargon. We’re living on her while she is on land getting her hull painted. So while we are on dry land, we’ve rented cars and explored southern Florida. The latest was a trip to the Everglades.

About The Everglades

Wow. I can’t believe we waited to visit this amazing park. The Everglades is a national park, which is fortunately still open despite the government shutdown. It is a huge park, covering 1.5 million acres of the tip of southern mainland Florida. The Everglades’ marshes, mangroves, and flatlands are home to many different species, common and endangered. If you want to see crocs and gators, turtles and birds in Florida, this is a good place to go! It’s possible to see manatees but better to go to the best places to see wild manatees in Florida.

lily pad water, Florida Everglades
What’s lurking beneath the lily pads?
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Christmastime in Florida

Hope everyone had a great holiday! In between getting accustomed to our new home, we enjoyed spending the holiday season in Florida this year. In this post, I share some of the holiday decorations for Christmastime in Florida.

Holiday Decorations

People really get into the Christmas decorations: houses, cars, even boats are decorated for the holidays. They even host a few boat parades along the Inter Coastal Waterway (ICW): one had Huey Lewis as the Grand Marshal. We missed the boat on that one (sorry!) but got some photos anyway.

See how Christmas is celebrated in Curaçao and Martinique!


Here is a snapshot of some of the stylish, funny, interesting and just plain weird holiday decorations in our travels on land and water in Southern Florida.

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Our Next Adventure is Big

Have you ever woken up to sea turtles swimming around visiting you? Spent an afternoon sailing the sea surrounded by flying fish? These rewarding experiences are so enjoyable that once you’ve had them, you’ll want to repeat! Interacting with nature and being close to the sea are part of what compels me to embark on my next adventure.

We Bought a Boat!

Brian and I are packing everything away to sail the seas for at least a year. We bought a boat, and we’re going to live and travel on it. We’re starting in Florida and heading south from there. No exact plans – we’ll see how it goes and go with it.

This is not a lifestyle for everyone: some people think we’re crazy. Others think we’re “living the dream.” Me? I am excited, but our date of departure is fast approaching, and I don’t know what I am doing!

Our Next Adventure is big on board a 46 foot Bavaria sailboat
Sava: Our home and transport for the upcoming future

About Our Boat

Sava is a boat built for adventure. We’re pretty sure she’s been around the world, and she’s definitely been to The Bahamas. She’s in Florida now waiting for us, and I’ve provided more details and a tour where you can learn more about our new home.

Our Next Adventure is Big – and Scary!

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