Nova Scotia Spontaneous Vacation
We planned a trip to Nova Scotia with the intention of buying a boat, but ended up taking a spontaneous vacation instead. We loved Nova Scotia and can’t wait to go back!
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Land Life
Exploring Lisbon
We explore a new place by taking a lot of walkabouts, using public transportation, and having a flexible plan for things we might want to see or do while there. Lisbon was an easy place to accomplish those things! Prior to our travels, I did a little research on Lisbon and learned there are many hills and hilltop views, historic buildings, statues, museums, parks, and plenty of food options. With Lisbon’s public transportation options, it is easy to cover to get around.
Replotting Our Course After Ian
How do you respond when things don’t go as planned? We floundered in how to respond to the loss of Terrapin; which for us was more than the loss of a physical boat. Terrapin was our means of adventure on the water. She was representative of our retirement dream of spending the winter months sailing and exploring the Caribbean islands.
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Annapolis Boat Show
Can you believe we’ve been sailing most of our married life and never went to the Annapolis Boat show?! It is known as the biggest & best of U.S. sailboat shows so it was about time we get there.
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Hiking On A Road Trip
Some road trips require getting from point A to point B on the fastest route. And some road trips are for meandering and finding new places along the way to your destination. We choose the serendipity mode of road-tripping
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Celebrating My 60th Birthday During COVID
One thing the pandemic is teaching everyone is to be flexible with our plans and ready for change. Our boating background has helped us in that area. So, it wasn’t that hard for us to make “plan B” for how we can safely celebrate birthdays during COVID.
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COVID-19 And Living With Alzheimer’s; Unprecedented X2
My parents were already dealing with one type of “unprecedented” lifestyle with Alzheimer’s, adding in a pandemic means unprecedented X2.
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