After realizing from our Keys cruising last year that the Boot Key Harbor mooring field in Marathon was by far the most protected, comfortable place in the Keys that also had the most fun stuff to do, we decided that this year we would just keep Holiday there through...
Want a Fun on Holiday T-shirt!?
Hello all! We kept seeing people on other boats with shirts with their boat and boat name on them. We’ve been thinking, “We need some Fun on Holiday T-shirts too!” So, we designed some T-shirts for ourselves to wear and are putting together an order. The website we used...
The Galley Faucet Caper (boat work in paradise)
So, we’ve been down in the Keys at the Boot Key Harbor mooring field in Marathon for quite a few weeks now, and we’ve settled into our regular routine of living on the boat again. The repairs to the keel are proving to have worked, and we aren’t seeing...
Simple Bottom Paint Job….ha! (aka: how a few weeks can turn into a 3 plus month boat surgeryapalooza)
With the peak of hurricane season approaching and our condo not rented at the time, we decided to head north for Cortez to hide from storms, make some trips to visit family and friends, and have Holiday hauled out for a routine bottom job. This made sense for a...
A Guide to a Leisurely Trip across the Okeechobee Waterway
So, you’ve thought about crossing the state of Florida through the Okeechobee Waterway (or maybe you just want to read about our experience doing so and see some cool pictures). You’ve done a little research and read about locks, short bridges, shallow depths in Lake Okeechobee, or rough conditions...
10 Hours, and 20 Drawbridges, and the Presidential Exclusion Zone….Oh my!
After almost 2 weeks in Ft Lauderdale on the mooring ball, we were ready to get moving again. We had ordered parts and repaired quite a few things that had broken in the Bahamas: new anchor windlass motor ordered and installed, new propane solenoid control panel, repaired primary winch,...
Exumas: The Long Way Back
The day after fixing the diesel, we readied Holiday to start moving north again. After nearly two months in the Bahamas and hurricane season looming, we were ready to start making our way back toward the US. But first, we decided to head to a Cay in the Exumas...
And then…the diesel broke
After a ton of fun at George Town, we decided it was time to start making our way back north through the Exumas. There was a nice long weather forecast of settled weather blowing the best direction (from behind), and we left Elizabeth Harbour early in the morning heading...