Ohana Sailing Adventure

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
Aristotle

4 Years and ~80,000 Miles

Almost 80,000 miles traveled…

8100 nautical miles on Ohana (about 9400 statute or “road” miles)
18,000 miles by plane
25,000 miles by RV
27,000 miles by car (separate from the RV)

That’s equivalent to more than 3 times around the equator. So, even though life intervened and we put aside our initial dream of circumnavigating the world by boat, we have had an astounding four years.

Check out the Kids Blog!

We’ve spent the last month heading north on the ICW (intracoastal waterway), to make it to Washington, DC – hopefully by tomorrow!!! Some of the afternoons have been REALLY warm, and we have been very grateful that we brought our blender back with us from storage this spring. The girls love to make fruit smoothies to help cool down, and Grace wanted to share her “piña colada” smoothie recipe. It’s also great with some added unsweetened coconut for even more coconut flavor…

One Year Ago…

It’s been a year since we left the U.S. for Argentina… hard to believe, and so many adventures over that time! Check out the Kids Blog for two new posts, one from Kate and one from Grace. We’re all just happy right now to have Ohana back in the water!

The Big Easy

Our second major detour en route from Colorado to Florida was New Orleans. Even weeks after Mardi Gras, beads were still visible in the trees and tourists were inebriated before noon.

Traveling at the Speed of Light

OK, so it just FEELS like the speed of light compared to travel by boat…

Hauling Out – a.k.a. Please Don’t Drop Our Boat!

There are all kinds of trust in life, and we learned a new level of trust when the boat yard hauled our floating home out of the water for us.

The ICW – Or, Will the Mast Fit?

It’s been almost 2 months since we arrived back in the U.S.

6861 Nautical Miles, 292 Days, and 14 Countries

Our final sunset before *Ohana*‘s first entry into the U.S.

And now we’re back on U.S. soil – the Florida coastline is just visible in the picture at the top of the post.

The Bermuda Triangle and the Lost City

So, we were traveling through the Bermuda Triangle one day, when we were unexpectedly pulled into the Lost City of Atlantis. Ohana was supposed to be heading to Florida, but head-on currents drained our fuel reserves and we ended up in Atlantis instead.