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VAMOS - The Journey Continues - 2025 Part II
July 4 – 7, 2025 Man, the six weeks flew by! We had plenty of visitors starting with Julia’s sister Marguerite and brother-in-law Brian, followed by Barb and Tim Talty. We had 28 off-island guests come for my big 60th Birthday and another 20 or so from on-island. What a birthday week and party. Friends came from Bermuda, the Northeast US, Florida and California. It was humbling to have so many friends make an effort to celebrate. A good time was had by one and all! We used th
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Nov 3, 20254 min read


VAMOS - The Journey Continues - 2025 Part I
I got to live out a dream! Arriving by boat is unique and impressive. I’m not talking cruise ship. I’m talking personal boat. I’ve been lucky enough to arrive many places by boat. Arriving in Grand Cayman in a 37ft center console boat and then returning to Stuart, FL is something altogether different. This was amazing! This is what dreams are made of. TY God! Before jumping into the dream trip, a little bit of catch-up since it has been about four years since I posted anythin
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Oct 31, 202514 min read


Paradigm Shift - Season 3, Chapter 5 - The End...of cruising.
OK, I left you hanging way too long! When I last wrote we were just getting back to Stuart, FL from our summer 2019 cruising in the...
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Oct 11, 202010 min read


Paradigm Shift - Season 3, Chapter 4 Chesapeake Bay Cruising - Continued
Well we survived the remnants of Hurricane Dorian very well. We had a great spot that protected us from wind and we never would have...
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Feb 6, 20208 min read


Season 3, Chapter 3 Chesapeake Bay Cruising
When last I left you, we were in Southport, SC. Southport was a quick stop just to be able to get into Bald Head Island. Bald Head is a...
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Sep 6, 201911 min read


Season 3, Chapter 2 Bahamas Cruising
I've been a bit remiss in getting the next chapter of Paradigm Shift published, so I decided I will cover more ground with more photos...
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Jun 27, 201913 min read


Season 3, Chapter 1 "Blast Off"
The goal was to reduce the time at the dock this off season. There are a cascading set of reasons for this which goes something like...
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Apr 20, 201916 min read


Paradigm Shift - Off Season 2019 Education and Provisioning
When last I left you, we had arrived back into Sunset Bay Marina, Stuart, Florida on December 14. We’ve been at the same marina since...
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Feb 1, 201916 min read


Paradigm Shift, Season 2, Chapter 6 Coming "Home"
After two years of cruising, “home” becomes a different concept. We spent about 8 months on the boat during 2018 and have plans to spend...
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Dec 22, 201812 min read


Paradigm Shift - Season 2, Chapter 5 Re-Entry
August 27 – October 22, 2018 After three months in Bermuda and Canada, it was time to return to the USofA! We planned our departure based...
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Oct 25, 201822 min read


Paradigm Shift, Season 2, Chapter 4 August 21 - 31
I usually wait a month or so to send out an update, but I figured the Wedgeport Tuna Tournament was worthy of its own addition. But...
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Sep 10, 201816 min read


Paradigm Shift, Season 2, Chapter 3
July 28 - August 20, 2018 The Bras d’Or Lakes turned out to be everything that was promised. It is a very protected waterway that sits...
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Aug 25, 201812 min read


Paradigm Shift - Season 2, Chapter 2 June 11 - July 29
Bermuda was awesome! We spent time in Paradise Lakes on a mooring, Hamilton at the Hamilton Princess Marina which was expensive but worth...
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Aug 4, 201816 min read


Season 2, Chapter 1 December 1 - June 5, 2018
Well it took some time, effort, a lot of money and a great deal of patience, but we are underway again. We departed from Loggerhead...
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Jun 17, 201822 min read
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