Close Encounters of the Best Kind
10 months I had dreamed of that day: Meeting Sean and his family at anchorage somewhere. The anchorage turned out to be off Sandy Island...
Living the dream on a Nordhavn 40
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10 months I had dreamed of that day: Meeting Sean and his family at anchorage somewhere. The anchorage turned out to be off Sandy Island...
Enfin's main engine is a solid little Lugger 6 cylinder diesel engine. Basically it's a John Deere tractor engine with marine...
If it moves and it shouldn't use duct tape, if it doesn't move and it should use oil, if neither work use a hammer... On board Enfin at...
When surveying "Medeek" over 2 years ago, I found a great little boat with very few problems. One of them was the cockpit gate that had...
The Nordhavn community at large is very welcoming and warm one. Put simply, it is divided in 2 main categories: Dreamers and Owners. Di...
Di and I dream of one day seeing Princess in her element pulling a sled in deep snow. Reality is rather different in the Portland summer,...
Boat owners often joke that "The List", the to do list is never done and is always expanding. Cross one item, and another 2 get added. On...
It's been exactly one year since my diagnosis. August 01st 2019 changed our world. But today we are back on Enfin, with Princess, living...
It was time. Actually it was probably way past time already, but it's easy to get caught in the daily stuff we have to do and forget to...
As an ex sailor before I Captained a desk ashore, I always wondered if retiring on a boat would be too close to work for comfort. The...
After having dealt with Enfin and checked all systems successfully it was time to turn my attention to our Bullfrog tender. 10 months on...
First thing we do when we arrive in a new port is to explore our surroundings, find the shops, discover where to walk Princess, and...
As soon as we arrived I jumped in the engine room to reverse my departure checklist and reopen valves and thru hulls, re-energize...
With ahe all clear to fly from my Doctor as long as we took all Covid precautions, we planned our long anticipated return trip back home...
It's been a long time. 10 months to be exact, with some of it going real fast, and other times going real slow. During this time I had...
Yes, there are some less than comfortable times, but overall our healthy life style on Enfin allowed me to begin my treatment as a fit...
One of the best thing about traveling is meeting people and making new friends. Whilst our travels might be on pause at the moment,...
It's been a while since our last post here and much has happened since. Long story short, a small medical condition had me seek the...
The reward! At the head of the inlet is a National Park with a long dock (no power or potable water) on a donation basis. Maximum stay at...
We had checked our tide calculations many times, and with boats exiting and entering a few miles ahead of us, we knew now was the time...