Joellen Update

Written by Joellen Right now we are in Georgetown, Exumas.  This is the most crowded place in the Exumas but we love it.  This is the most south we will go on our trip.  There are lots of kid boats here from all over the world.  I’ve become friends with kids from the US, Canada, England…

Best Day Ever

This post is written by Camden. Tuesday we left Miami at 5am.  But I was still asleep.  When the sun started rising, I jumped out of my bed, and I asked my dad if we could start trolling for fish.  He said yes so I got out my stinky ballyhoo for bait.I could not stop smiling because I was fishing and I was…

8 is Great

Camden turned the Big 8 yesterday.  His only request for his birthday was to go deep sea fishing.  No surprise there! Cam started the day by baking his cake with me and opening up presents.  He got a Tervis Tumbler with the Hope Town lighthouse and fish on it.And he got this shirt which I’m sure he…

5 Month Interview

As part of homeschooling today, I decided to interview the kids and get their feedback on living on a boat for the last 5 months.  Additionally, Jen and I answered the questions.  Below is a  picture of their handwritten responses to work on their handwriting, and then I typed them into this blog.  Camden is taking after his…

Fish On!

As we began this journey, we had a desire to learn to fish.  For me (Marc), I grew up fishing bass in ponds and then up in Canada in Lake Erie but it was something I did occasionally and wasn’t very good at.  My Grandpa Joe found such joy in it and was a darn good fisherman.  I know…

Joellen: Bimini to New Providence

We are currently in New Providence (island where Nassau is).  But Bimini was so much fun.  We hung out in Bimini for a week with lots of other sailboats, including our friends on Rafiki.Kathryn carried Maria around everywhere.We left Bimini last week with a bunch of other boats.  Here we are heading out of Bimini.We…

Camden: Bahamas Bound

This is our last day in the US for awile.  I am very exided about The Bahamas.  I’m stil hoping to see a shark.  And catch fish. We have had fun in Miami and Biscayne Bay.  2 days ago I caht this crab in Elliott Key.  I named him CJ (Cam and Joellen).  He did…

Joellen: My 2 Month Update

Note:  Joellen wrote this last week but we are just now getting it on the blog.  She wrote this while we were still back in Fort Lauderdale.  We currently are in Miami now.  Update on Hermie and Crabby…they are still alive but like to sleep a lot.  We have to feed them food about once…

What a Visit with Marc’s Padres!

So how often can a woman say that she really likes her in-laws?  Well this First Mate can.  And wow what a fun time we just had with Marc’s parents, Ken and MaryEllen (Mel).  Ken and Mel are in St. Pete Beach for the winter and jaunted down here to Fort Lauderdale for a few…