One of my goals for our visits to Minnesota these days is to actually visit a few of the local sites that I’ve grown up around but never seen before. Vermillion Falls is a nice little spot on the Vermillion River, which empties into the Mississippi. It’s about twenty minutes … Read More
25 But Really 32
How lucky am I to still be able to picture perfectly in my mind what my wife was wearing the first time we kissed, even though it was 32 years ago? Green Hill-Murray High School (not our school) sweatpants and a white t-shirt. I was sitting on the floor of … Read More
Always Another Horizon
Winding down our time in Aruba. It’s been fun, but for the most part, this island really hasn’t fit our style very well. It’s a bit too busy (which I know sounds sort of ridiculous), it’s a bit too expensive, and it’s a bit too exposed to have a selection … Read More
Diving Aruba
Took a drive out to wander around the ruins of the Balashi Gold Mill. Aruba found some gold a couple hundred years ago, two companies ran mills on the island, found quite a bit of gold, never made any money, and closed when World War I broke out. Nice place … Read More
Course Change Part III
See Course Change I and Course Change II if you haven’t already——-> Flying to Puerto Vallarta from Aruba at the tail end of the tourist season is not great. Let’s put it that way. From Aruba I flew to Atlanta, where my plane landed close to midnight. Because my next … Read More
Course Change Part II
Here I finally pick up where Course Change Part I left off a few weeks ago——–> …With our Guatemala boat attention lost, we turned to the internet again. On a Facebook group Ali follows she spotted a boat that had been for sale, privately, for two weeks. The boat had … Read More
Normal Life
Lots going on the past week or so, but nothing really shareable. I always write a little bit about our life at the end of my weekly newsletter for Wanderer Financial. I thought this was a nice story worth sharing here as well. The other day I was returning a … Read More
Course Change Part I
I’m going to give you some insight into how our brains work. On Sunday, March 27th, Ali sent me the listing for a catamaran a friend of ours is selling. It’s a nice boat, but I was still gobsmacked by their asking price. I often am—this isn’t a unique reaction … Read More
Aruba’s Other Island
When was the last time we went ashore? I lose track sometimes when we are at anchor. It’s quiet (aside from the wind), peaceful, the water temp is perfect, we have food, we make fresh water, we have power, we have internet, and we’ve got plenty to read. We are … Read More
Anchored in Aruba
Moving back onto a boat after six months in the States can be a little hectic. Fortunately, I have Ali, who creates a mess like this, and then magically makes it disappear again. I have no idea where any of this stuff ends up, and will spend the next six … Read More
All Aboard Aruba
It’s been a busy week. Moving homes between countries can be like that. We found a storage spot not far from my mom’s house, dropped the bus off, threw some cardboard in the windows, some covers on the tires, and called it good. Two days later Ali dropped me off … Read More