June 7, 2015 VIPs Kay, Olivia, Capt. Mark, Timmy, and Claire   This mommy was happy to have her “little” girl in her arms—or was it the other way around?   Good times are guaranteed with this smile around!  May 19-27 were special days for the crew of Nancy Lu!  Our daughter, Claire, and her … Continue reading VIP

May 18, 2015: Merriam-Webster’s 4th definition of the word special is “being other than the usual”.  I guess you could say that cruising on Nancy Lu fits that definition of special.  There are also experiences cruising on Nancy Lu that are special within the experience of cruising.  I’m going to share some of these “other than … Continue reading Special

May 5, 2015: This is s/v UNO, s/v Ally Cat and s/v Glass Slipper sailing together from Isla de Culebrita, Spanish Virgin Islands (SVI) to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI).   Since we’ve been cruising on Nancy Lu, we’ve enjoyed buddy boating!  Our first experience with buddy boating was in the fall of 2011 … Continue reading TEN REASONS WE LOVE BUDDY BOATING…AND COUNTING

Monday, April 21, 2015: I’m back on Nancy Lu after a 5 day hiatus.  My friends, the Addisons, picked me up here at the marina in Salinas, Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning and gave me a ride to the airport in San Juan.  It seems almost miraculous that at the end of that day, I … Continue reading FIVE DAYS IN TEXAS

April 13, 2015: This bit of our journey has been the LEAST like a vacation of any of our cruising!!  Getting east this time of year is not an easy undertaking.  The explanation for this seems inadequate:  It is hard to go east in prevailing easterlies—It IS hard to go east in prevailing easterlies—It is … Continue reading THE PUERTO RICAN PUSH

Turks & Caicos to Luperon, Dominican Republic (DR) to Samana’, DR April 3, 2015: It looks like today is the last full day of our “vacation” in Samana’.  I probably shouldn’t type that for any non-cruisers to read.  Our whole life’s a vacation, right?  Well, not really.  It’s a different way of life that is … Continue reading OUR JOURNEY SOUTH CONTINUES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015   Our journey southeast has begun; so far so good!!! At the moment, we’re motor-sailing to the Turks and Caicos Islands. We aren’t alone in our journey south; that’s for sure! There are 21 other boats doing the same thing. Most of us left the George Town area on Sunday, March … Continue reading OUR JOURNEY SOUTH HAS BEGUN!!!!

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. That’s a paraphrase of a quote that our friend, Kenny, shares with his youth group at Cedar Creek Bible Church, often. It’s a quote that came to mind a couple of times during our stay in George Town, … Continue reading BE KIND

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015     Stocking Island looking southeast from the top of Monument Hill.  You can see the hurricane hole anchorages, the anchorage in front of Volleyball Beach, and the anchorage in front of Sand Dollar beach further south.  Elizabeth Harbour is to the west of Stocking Island, and George Town is west … Continue reading SNAPSHOT SNIPPETS OF OUR LIFE ON NANCY LU IN GEORGE TOWN:

MARCH 4, 2015: In January, we spent the night with Alan and Judy at their house in south Texas on the way back to Nancy Lu.  Alan is Captain Mark’s brother and Judy is his wife of 25 years.  As we said our good-byes in January, I joked that we were off to get their … Continue reading Alan and Judy’s “Nancy Lu-Vacation”, 2015