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Lake Worth Sunrise 2
One of my favorite pass times while cruising is to watch the sunrise & sunset each day… they never cease to amaze me! While we might not technically be “cruising” at the moment, this morning, we decided to head down to the Lake Worth Beach/Pier to greet  the day – wow! […]

Lake Worth Sunrise

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Former NJ home 6
I wasn’t quite sure how to categorize this post, but then it hit me; if this wasn’t a “lifestyle” post, then nothing was! We’ve now taken the biggest and hardest step towards full-time cruising – We sold our home in New Jersey! It was, to say the least, an interesting […]

We sold our home!

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Happy New Year
Like most years, 2016 had it’s fair share of ups & downs for all of us. But we faced our challenges, did the best we could and along the way, found pleasure in the little things that make life truly worth living! Now, the new year stands before all of […]

Happy New Year – 2017

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Smeaton's Tower - Plymouth England
Here you will find our growing collection of lighthouse photos. These were all taken by me while sailing and include a few lighthouses from various areas including the UK, Portugal (Azores) and a good portion of the USA’s East Coast. At the time, I wasn’t really thinking about posting, so […]

Our Lighthouse Collection

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Homes along the Hudson 1
May 29, 2003 Sailing North on the Hudson River was such a simple pleasure that it instantly reminded me of my favorite sailing quote: “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats…” – Kenneth Grahame […]

Sailing North on the Hudson River

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New England Style Clam Chowder
One of the favorite dishes aboard Rocinante is a big bowl of our hearty, New England Style Clam Chowder and a hunk of our fresh, Homemade Bread!  Like so many of our favorite meals, it was born of necessity… we had dawdled a bit too long heading south and it […]

New England Style Clam Chowder

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Homemade Buttermilk
That’s right, none of that whimpy 2% stuff for us – we love our Homemade Buttermilk made from whole milk – M’mm M’mm Good! We use it to make our Buttermilk Pancakes, our Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts, Ranch Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, etc., etc., etc. There’s really not much to it, you […]

Homemade Buttermilk

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