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So good to have these memories from April while lying in a hospital bed for a week in May. We are truly looking forward to getting back to our boating life. #liveaboard #sailboatlife

Grenada is a former British colony, and as such, celebrates Boxing Day. The conventional view is that the national holiday comes from a time when the wealthy in Britain would allow the servants the day off after Christmas, since they were needed to serve the Christmas feast. They would take a box with gifts, bonuses, and perhaps leftover food to their families on December 26. ?

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The chainplate project is moving along. See how we transformed our cockpit into a metal shop? We do have to clean it every night, though, because we live here.

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Before going cruising on a sailboat, we heard amazing tales of sunsets, dolphins, and foreign lands. Now, after over 7000 nautical miles in just over a year, we are living the dream. Chainplates are large pieces of stainless steel that help hold up the mast. Kinda important. Before removing Miles' chainplates, we heard frightening tales involving power tools, pry bars, and Plan Cs that didn't work. Now, after a few weeks, we're living the nightmare.

After seven months, we continue to accumulate daily "firsts." Transiting our first lock was at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

After a couple of longer sailing days, we took a day to provision in Marathon, Florida, then went snorkeling at Sombrero Key.

Our house is a fifty-foot sailboat. We are blessed to be here during the pandemic shutdowns.

We all need to practice social distancing, right?

Fishing off Rodriguez Key, Florida.

We were beginning to think we would never leave the marina. Yes, I know it was only a month, but we were getting restless, and knew we would learn more by doing, than by studying. On December 10, 2019, we began our circumnavigation with a four-day shakedown cruise from Hilton Head Island, SC, to Brunswick GA. We did, indeed, learn.