After much planning, packing, and partying, March 19th (D-Day) finally arrived. We loaded up the U-Haul and drove to Brunswick, Georgia. We stopped at St Augustine along the way to pick up some curtains, unfortunately the cushions still weren’t ready. We arrived at dusk just in time…for a swarm of…
Aislin (pronounced ASHlin) had a special day this year. On Feb 18th, aka ASH WEDNESDAY, I received this text from a good friend referring to her 4-year-old: “[she] thought today was “Aislin’s Day” instead of “Ash Wednesday”. She thought it was going to be cupcakes and party time- instead she’s…
We attended the Miami boat show again this year. The last time we went to this show was 2 years ago when we decided we really were going to go ahead with this dream of cruising one day. Two years ago we wandered the docks, climbing off and on sailboats,…
We had our first guests on Wonderstruck. We were surprised and excited when our friends Roxanne and Deb told us they wanted to come up to Georgia and help us get moved in. Armed with a teakettle, a cribbage board, scopolamine patches, and a great sense of humor, they took…
The weather in Brunswick has been cold. Getting down into the 30s, 40s at night. There is no heat on the boat. In fact, we don’t even have curtains, they are being redone in St Augustine. And there is no hot water, so brushing your teeth or washing your hands…
Can you tell that Kim once loaded trucks for UPS? We’ve now made several trips up to the boat. to organize and clean out the boat. The prior owner was gracious enough to leave all of his supplies and tools, Now we just need to categorize and organize them all.…
So let me tell you about a little about this boat. It is 15 years old, and overall has been well cared for, well maintained, well loved. But it came with the ORIGINAL mattresses. Yep, 15 year old mattresses. 15 years of water, sweat, mildew, body excrement, well….you get the…
The boat was delivered to Brunswick Landing Marina and arrived November 22nd. We decided on a lark to drive up, all four of us, and settle the boat in. The kids hadn’t seen it yet, and I had 50 hours off between shifts, plenty of time to fit in a…