adios dominican republic

We celebrated Easter in the Dominican Republic with egg painting, an egg hunt, some great food and a visit from the Easter bunny. The marina in Samana definitely lives up to all the hype we've heard over the years. We had a great couple weeks enjoying happy hours,

samana, dominican republic

Once we got back from the Airbnb in the mountains we all decided we could use a bit more time off the boat. We found an Airbnb overlooking the marina and decided to spend a couple days there. We played games, swam in the pool and rescued a baby gecko.

jarabacoa, dominican republic

We met a kid boat in the marina in Turks and Caicos that was also in the same marina in Dominican Republic. We only talked with them briefly a couple times, but they invited us to an Airbnb they rented up in the mountains for a couple days. We weren&

puerto plata, dominican republic

We're hanging out in the Dominican Republic for the week. The marina where we are is right next to the adventure park. We went there last time we were here, and I wasn't sure we would go again this time. With the large crowds and the

Overweight baggage - A transmission story

Our starboard transmission had been slipping for a while. It wouldn't engage forward gear until the engine was fully warmed up — never a great sign. The ZF 15MA uses internal clutch packs and seals that wear over time, and ours had clearly reached the end of the line.

YoBatt - Bidirectional Battery Charging

Our boat Yoto has two battery banks — a 48V LiFePO4 bank that gets charged by solar, and a 12V AGM bank connected to the alternator. The problem is getting energy between them. When the sun's out, the 48V bank fills up but the 12V needs topping off. When

dominican republic

This season has been the most difficult one so far. We've had lots of things break on the boat since November - at least 17 things (yes, I've been keeping count). The weather has been making it very difficult to travel, especially south (the direction we want

Welcome to Emma’s Studio

Where imagination meets the canvas. We are so excited to share this corner of our family site with you. What started as simple doodles has grown into a vibrant collection of colors, textures, and big ideas. Whether she’s working with watercolors, acrylics, or a simple sketchbook and pencil, Emma’

still in turks and caicos

Well... half of us are. Braden and Emma took this long stretch of sitting and waiting to take a trip to Florida for a couple days. We had some much needed packages and mail to pick up, and now seemed like a good time since the boat isn't

turks and caicos

When we were the in the Bahamas we were moving around a lot. We usually like to spend days or weeks in one spot, but between the weather and trying to get south it felt like we were moving just about every day. At one point Braden said he just

goodbye bahamas

We (mainly Braden) spent a lot of hours looking at weather. We went back and forth for days and days and days on whether we should go, or stay. The trip to either the Turks and Caicos or the Dominican Republic would take us multiple days out on the open

george town, bahamas

Ah... George Town - lots of boats, tons of kids, rules like an HOA. I have a love/hate relationship with George Town, but the girls love it here. It has been cold in the Bahamas! It got so cold that the temperature inside our boat got down to 68 degrees.