We left out of Naples, after spending way too much money on a marina, without having accomplished any of our tasks – a broken pump out station and groceries too far away. We also opted to skip fueling up. Handling these sorts of tasks while repositioning in a boat is a bit more challenging than […]
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Leaving Ft. Myers and Continuing our Great Loop Adventure South!
It was with mixed emotions that pulled out of Ft. Myers earlier this month to continue our Great Loop Adventure. It’s rare we stay anywhere for 3 months at a time, and were so in need of some still time. The city of Ft. Myers won our hearts and kept sucking us in. But it was time […]
Preparing for Cruising in the Everglades: Garmin inReach Explorer+ Satellite Communicator
We’re making our way south after our extended stay in Fort Myers towards the Florida Keys. The upcoming route will have us cruising through the Everglades, with some reported amazing anchorages along the way. The problem however is that cellular connectivity is likely to be a challenge. Our app Coverage? shows Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint […]
Why Does it Storm Every Time We Leave the Boat?? (A Quick Trip to St. Louis)
One of the reasons we decided to stick around Ft. Myers for another month is family. Chris’ dad had open heart surgery a few weeks ago, and we’ve been on pins & needles during his recovery. We wanted to be near a major airport in a safe place, just in case. His family was also planning […]
Wrapping Up Ft. Myers, Day Cruises and Travel Update
It’s so hard to believe that we’re now approaching 3 months in Fort Myers! This is just a quick post to bring you up to date. Ft. Myers Never would we have imagined that Ft. Myers would be a spot to captivate us. It was never really on our radar as a happening place. But it […]
Upgrading Y-Not: Boat Project Planning (Lithium, Solar, Marine Electronics, and More!)
Boat’s are all about projects. Whether it is fixing things, upgrading things, modifying things, or the ever constant need to maintain things – the project list on a boat is perpetually long, and seemingly endless. Particularly as new boat owners – we have a nearly overwhelming list of things that we would like to tackle […]
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for RVs – Why the EEZTIRE is Our Choice
We feel a TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) is an important piece of safety equipment to have for anyone on the road. With these systems, you install pressure monitoring sensors on each air valve of your tires (ideally including your RV tow-behind), and these sensors transmit pressure & temperature information to a central display screen you keep […]
Sometimes Nomads Need to Grow Some Barnacles (Two Months in Fort Myers)
We generally keep a fairly hyper-mobile lifestyle – changing locations every few days to every few weeks. But every so often, we feel the call – to slow the heck down for a bit. By the time we were ramping up our boat hunt last fall, it was shouting loudly in our ears. But stopping would have meant putting […]
Crappy RV or Boat Mattress?? Tips for a Great Night’s Sleep!
Our RV and our boat are our homes, where we lay our heads down to sleep every night. But so many come with, shall we say, crappy mattresses. Meant more for weekend excursions than everyday living. But you don’t have to put up with it. There’s nothing that says you have to sacrifice a good […]
Florida Road Trip!! A Week Back in the Bus
After getting the boat moved to Fort Myers on our initial leg of the Great Loop, and a couple weeks to get into the swing of urban life – it was time to return to bus life! Well, at least for a week. Our mission was a combination of getting the bus into its longer […]
