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The sun is up, the sky is blue
It’s beautiful and so are you

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Dock ‘em in Dokkum

We eventually had to leave the beautiful Kyra and head towards Dokkum. We had only 3 more weeks to ourselves before Pam and Bryan arrive, and we had spent a good part of our summer cruising around Southwest (Sud-West) Friesland. There’s a few cities in the north that...

We Adopted a Dutch Westie!

Made you look. Haha! No, we did not adopt another Westie. We’re enjoying traveling, and let’s face it – after Ernie, it’s hard to replace that incredible dog. When we were in Workum, we were parked across the dock from a couple from Aalphen aan den Rijn who were also...

2 Lions, a Bat and a Giant Fish

We've spent a good amount of time this summer wandering around Southwest Friesland, where most of the 11 cities are also. The 3 towns north of the IJsselmeer that have fountains are Harlingen, Franeker and Dokkum (more about Dokkum later, but we won't make it to H or...

A Day in the Life

Since Kim and Mike left, we've gotten into a bit of a groove (yeah I know it's been a week, but when there's not much to do and the pace of life is slow, you get a lot more done). I wake up before David, usually around 6-630a, and start working. I work until 9-10 in...

To Europe or Not to Europe, That WAS the Question

compagnon  (plural compagnons, feminine compagne) from Old French compaignon, lifelong partner, significant other Anyone that knows David and me knows that we enjoy spending time in Europe. There are many reasons for this I don't need to go into here, but if you know...

Cruising in Tune Together

A few weeks back, when we were holed up at our friend Elisa's place (between when the boat would be ready and when we had to leave the condo for the last time), David and I were interviewed for a Latitude 38 podcast. Neither of us knew what to expect, but what it...