#18 What do you do when the holidays are over, the sun is low, there’s ice on the river… but you still have boat fever?

In December we took a quick trip down to Florida to get some sun and warmth. Venice Island has become a favorite so we booked a place and off we went, with my bike in the back so I could ride the Legacy trail and the trail around the island…

#17 Cows!

The boat refit is coming along great, we’re making progress like NASA did when putting a man on the moon: unlimited hours of work and an (almost) unlimited budget. I go to sleep at night thinking about how to troubleshoot and fix the balky…

#16 AGLCA rendezvous 2024

Which took place at Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama. It’s a huge state park, with camping, cabins, a big marina, a lodge, all the “stuff” a state park has. It’s a typical state park operation in that everything is a little run down,…

#15 Refit!

(Reese took the photo of the Northern Lights, visible here in Knoxville recently.) When you redo a house it’s a remodel. When you redo a car it’s a restoration. When you redo an apartment it’s a renovation. When you redo an old piece…

#14 A trip out West.

A trip out West. Just a heads up, this is another non-sailing post. (I just don't like posting on FB or any of the others. I'm a writer and I like my words to be in existence somewhere, not scrolled into oblivion right before a "sponsored"…

#13 What has happened to me?

I used to be a fairly typical professional, mother of two who spent her time working, cleaning, cooking, cleaning, caring for the house, cleaning, dropping off/picking up kids, cleaning, arranging social activities, cleaning, and vacationing…

#12 What do you do with a big boat?

Take it on a trip! Last year a friend of ours, David, took us to the Monroe County Hot Air Balloon Festival at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum near Vonore, TN. Sequoyah was the creator of the Cherokee written syllabary, allowing the Cherokee…

#11 Are we having fun yet?

(That is Cheryl, helping me work on the hatch.) MoonShine has been home exactly one month, and I think we’ve been down to the boat to work on it almost every single day since, except for a handful of days here and there. She hasn’t even…

#10 Livin’ in the woods

No sailing this time, the boat hasn't moved since our last post. We've been cleaning and tinkering with it but haven't taken her out yet. We did go camping in Cheryl's new trailer, and since I don't post much on FB or any of the other SM places,…

#9 Let the truth be told…

So, you’ve had an opportunity to read Butch’s summary of our trip. Now, let me tell you what REALLY happened! (From a non-boater’s perspective of course.) To be honest, I was a hot mess when we arrived to the boat. Two days prior,…