Snorkeling is one of our absolute favorite activities when we are cruising. When the water is clear, I like to get in at least every other day for a snorkel. It’s great exercise and exposes us to the marine wildlife around us. Since we’ve been cruising for almost 5 years, we’ve racked up hundreds of…
All prices are in USD. We are Americans, Blowing Bubbles is Canadian. In October, our friends on S/V Blowing Bubbles were in a major accident in Indonesia. Kyle was evacuated to Singapore, where they received a $78,000 medical bill. We’ve had small medical bills here and there in our four years of travel. Many of…
I wrote a while back about unboxing my new Drift Paddleboards I got in Australia and taking them for a spin. Since then, I’ve had a blast paddleboarding with the Gemini Twins (or the singular, Lord and Lady Gemini) all over Southeast Asia. However, after my first few paddles, I learned quite a bit about…
I’m a proud Houstonian; I’ve lived there most of my life (from about two years old on). I graduated high school out in the ‘burbs, bought my first house inside the loop, and my parents still live out in Clear Lake. And all my life, Galveston has been about an hour drive away; a fun and…
I was already a huge fan of my Magma Products nesting cookware set. I had brought a set over to France when we moved aboard the boat and easily fell in love with them. However, after four years and some mistreatment on my part, my pans were not doing so well. Thankfully, while in Langkawi…
Our jeep creeps to a stop, and Richard shuts off the engine. Another jeep faces us, engine off and headlights shining in the dusk. We wait quietly, the noises of the park around us. Then, we see the movement; from the edges of the headlights next to us comes a pride of lions. The lionesses…
We arrived in the Maldives from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka after five days at sea with spectacular sunsets and a dolphin escort. We were dropping anchor on March 27th, our anniversary! Already, we were stunned by the beauty of these atolls, and excited to be spending 6-8 weeks in the Maldives. Anchoring in Uligamu Anchoring in…
After clearing out of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, the night before, we got up early on March 22nd to weigh anchor and make our way out of Town Bay and into the Indian Ocean. We chose this window because we only had five days left on our Sri Lankan visa, and if we waited any longer,…