Off we go to Newport RI. We should arrive in the morning and with luck will be safely at anchor in our favorite spot before lunch. Conditions are perfect and with luck the forecast holds for our trip. Think we’re going to try and stay just to café days in Newport since …

Safe and sound in Newport RI. Post sailing run to the café for tea is complete. Now time for a good nights sleep so I’m ready for the week!

Now that is a beautiful sight. 100% charge on the house and starting battery all before noon, even the dinghy is enjoying the solar power today. Although we just ran that motor hard so she’ll need an hour or so to finish charging back up. .. #cruisinglife #sailboat #saili…

Okay I know another screenshot. But this is magical. Starlink running through the inverter and we’re still net positive with our limited solar. Can’t wait for this summer’s solar upgrade. #starlink #cruisinglife #sailboat #sailing #sailboatlife #catalina #catalina34 #fo…

Had a fun morning onshore visiting a cafe to get some work done, then our for pizza, then back home to the boat. It’s only 2pm and I’ve finished all of my “student facing” work for the day, have done everything that is timely and might impact others. Now I’m up against t…

Oh my… the woman’s sailing team just sailed super close … and I think that … if these boys ever move off the boat .. and if I ever meat a woman who has her captain’s license I might actually go out on a date. But … that seems unrealistic.

Okay I know it’s not 4:30, but it’s time.

Starlink certainly makes working from the boat much easier. Amazing and works everywhere. #professorlife #academiclife #elearning #academicproblems #teacher #teacherlife #teachonline #distanceed #digitalnomad #workanywhere #officeoftheday #nomadlife #laptoplifestyle #wo…

@ejmill99 this is where the water dock is in Newport. It’s almost always open and available. With luck they turn it on soon, we’re super early so lots of stuff is still closed.

One challenge with raising my boys on a 35ft sailboat is they are always within 35ft of me… even when we go to shore they follow so darn close (18 & 22) GO! ROAM! BE FREE! #parenting

Big project of procrastination is working on accessibility in blackboard classes I didn’t make. Yea let’s go fix your 12 PowerPoint presentations. It’s important, and easy, just tedious after the first three. #professorlife #academiclife #academicproblems #instructionaldesign

One of the super cool things about Newport RI is that there are always amazing sailboats everywhere. But even with the wild, impressive, and expensive. There are the little ones. The highlight of my days when we are here is when the racing team is done practice for the da…

Safe and sound in Hadley Harbor. Going to get some rest this afternoon and head to Provincetown Mass in the morning. #cruisinglife #sailboat #sailing #sailboatlife #catalina #catalina34 #followyourdreams #adventure #saillife #sail #liveaboard #yachting #yachtinglife #boat…

Looking at the extended forecast for when I was “hoping” to sail from Provincetown to Portland .. think we’re going to have a very short stay in PTown and get to Casco Bay before this storm shows up. #cruisinglife #sailboat #sailing #sailboatlife #catalina #catalina34 #fol…

Just got visited by a big pod of whales. They came super close. After the shock passes I remembered I had a camera. These shots don’t do it justice. One of them got close enough for us to touch him.

Glad to be back in Maine for the summer. We’re chilling (quite literally) at Cliff Island for the week and will then be spending three weeks at our usual South Portland marina for Liam’s HS graduation in Portland, and to finally install the windlass that’s been sitting at t…

I am less than thrilled with the weather. Looking forward to our marina stay so we can get some boat work as well. Everyone’s favorite marine headache isn’t working well and needs some rework or replacement. That’s right the head is not working properly. Going to be a c…

A monster omelet and a big cup of tea to start the day right.

Safe and sound in South Portland Maine. Tied to the dock for the next three weeks. Figured we’re settled enough for a glass of wine and a rest. It was just a couple hours from Cliff Island to the marina. Then a pump out and we moved to our slip. The pump out was import…

Getting last minute university work done, but we’re safe and sound in a marina for the next few weeks which makes it all so much easier. #cruisinglife #sailboat #sailing #sailboatlife #catalina #catalina34 #followyourdreams #adventure #saillife #sail #liveaboard #yachting …