A Couple On A Boat In Search Of Perpetual Summer. Eagle Too and the boats around her dance at their moorings as the winds blow steadily from 25 to 30 knots. We listen as gusts howl through the rigging, our bow lines creaking as they strain to hold us in place. Approaching the mooring field, Boot Key Harbor, Marathon. Hurricane damage in Boot Key Harbor. This was an abandoned marina, but the last time we saw it the building was intact.

My love of stories drives me to write. My love of adrenalin drives me to chase adventures. These two things, stirred together, have cooked up this travel blog aimed at bringing you tales spun from dusty roads and unforgiving seas. Way out of my league. As the date of completion of our new Fountaine-Pajot Helia grows near, I am increasingly aware that Ryan and I are going to have to get this boat off the dock in La Rochelle and take it out to sea.

Sailing, travel and the aquatic lifestyle. Thanks to a generous co-worker of mine we had the chance this weekend to test a Big Kahuna Portable Shower. The pump inside is German made. It was also perfect for washing a certain smelly dog. It would definitely be more cost efficient to just connect a wash-down hose to our current water system. However, the Big Kahuna does have some advantages.