• BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS3 02 – Marathon

    As I write this we are tethered to a mooring in Boot Key Harbor, in Marathon, Florida where we plan to stay a bit longer before turning North. We've only been here a short bit but we very quickly came…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS2 02 – Time Hop

    Wow. I wasn't expecting to take such a long break from writing, but here I am. It is now July and we are steaming along through summer in our hurricane hole home slip for the season, where we are continuing…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS1 11 – November

    Months ago we made all the plans, got all the measurements, requested estimates, and then tried to place the orders well ahead of time, except we were informed that the delivery times had changed and the absolute best anyone could…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS1 10 – Changes

    The ups and downs of the hard work that she demands from us pales in comparison to the joys we’ve received from giving her even the smallest bit of new life again, and which in turn has given us a…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS1 09 – Tours and Time

    Our new location is…well, it's an adjustment. It has it's pros and cons, but I'm trying not to judge. We have a short time here and a lot to accomplish if we want to leave in December, and that is…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS1 07 – Teamwork

    In the month since my last blog post, we held a HUGE estate sale, tossed out a massive amount of trash, made multiple bulk donations to several very deserving organizations, and said our final goodbyes to the land house. A…

  • BS,  Journey,  Wind Dragon II

    BS1 06 – Wrapping Up

    Being able to accomplish these items early brought us the realization that we would also be looking at a much shorter overall refit timeline, and soon the idea that we no longer had to stick to the original sail away…