Our two-week Christmas break is officially over and we have returned to school with great energy and enthusiasm! *I would love to know if teachers feel the same about vacation-time from school: When we take a break, I have noticed the kids come back with an excitement to learn that is passionate and infectious. They are…
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Plan? What Plan.
We moved on to Cortado in early November with the plan of cruising straight to the Bahamas. That was OUR plan. Mother nature had a different plan. For a safe and smooth Gulf Stream crossing, we needed two days of calm, South, South-West or East breeze. Anything from the South would do. What we got, instead…
Turkey: Cruising Bodrum
Bodrum, a quick one-hour flight from Istanbul, is located on the southwest corner of Turkey on the Aegean Sea. The city of Bodrum lies in the center of two peninsulas, which means an abundance of beach resorts and gorgeous vistas. Near the marina is The Bodrum Castle of The Knights of St. John — a medieval fortress and…
Turkey: Touring Istanbul, part 1
(Istanbul: Part One) Our ten days in Turkey were nothing short of extraordinary. I will not dally: We loved Turkey. We loved the people, the food, the history, the architecture, the culture, the climate. We will never forget the things we saw, tasted, learned; the people we met and old friends with whom we spent quality…
Gearing Up for New Adventures on Land and Sea
This summer has been so peaceful; beautiful weather, nearly always a calm breeze. We have picnic-ed, beached, played loads of baseball and watched outdoor movies. Lovely. Summer family time has been full and plenty. As July rolls into August I am starting to organize myself for school and our upcoming travel. The curriculums that I…
Adventure School
There are many families that are doing what we are doing, or have done a similar version. We do not feel alone, nor that we are setting any records in raising/educating our kids in an alternative way. There are many types of “homeschoolers” and home-schooling families. We don’t seem to fit into most categories we have…
One family’s life of adventure.
“Leave the Dock and Good Things Happen.” Tony often says this – which applies to boats on every level – but also to life in general. Sometimes you just have to let loose the docklines and… go! We started a life of adventure for real when Tony and I were married in September, 2000. Our ten-year old daughter was several years into private…
Springtime Cruise. St. Augustine-Jacksonville
We continued our cruise north from Daytona – sighting a rare Bald Eagle at water’s edge, many dolphins and the other usual suspects of Florida’s nature scene. We thoroughly enjoyed gliding up the coast in total relaxation, with St. Augustine as our target to park at the City Marina for Easter Sunday. Celebrating the seasons…
Homeschool at Home
How is this school year slipping by us so quickly? Time is fleeting and our family unit has grown strong. We have all flourished with our nomadic school setup and we enjoy learning and adventuring together. In the course of the last month, Tony flew to the Caribbean for three weeks of maxi-yacht racing in Virgin…
Leaving the Dock: Miami
“That’s the way things come clear – all of the sudden. Then you realize how obvious they have been all along.” – Madeleine L’Engle Tony and I wanted our kids to have a relationship with the sea, and with this we have all benefitted greatly. What we are learning about life, each-other, and ourselves transcends…
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