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Three guesses where we are. Hint: not Jacksonville

Three guesses where we are. Hint: not Jacksonville! Star Stuff rides again!

Got my #vaccine. I walked 15 minutes in the rain,

Got my #vaccine. I walked 15 minutes in the rain, uphill, both ways to get it. International travel, here I come!

Helping our friends on @aboardaeon get their boat

Helping our friends on @aboardaeon get their boat delivered to South Florida! So excited and happy for Chris and Ivy to start their cruising lives in Key West!

It's true! Star Stuff floats again! I thought this

It's true! Star Stuff floats again! I thought this day would never come!

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I ain't

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, I ain't falling for it!

So, the rumor is we splash first thing in the morning. You see my excited face?
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#whitby42 #liveaboard #marinalife #sailboat #cruisinglife #refit #homeiswheretheanchordrops #boatlife #boat

Well, they are acting like they're serious about s

Well, they are acting like they're serious about splashing today. I won't believe it until our keel hits the water!

#whitby42 #liveaboard #sailboat #cruisinglife #refit #homeiswheretheanchordrops #haulout #liveaboard

Update! Our rudder and refrigerator are installed.

Update! Our rudder and refrigerator are installed. We're so much closer to splashing now. If only our new steering cables would get here, we could head south!

You're going the wrong way! 😭 We ended up deci

You're going the wrong way! 😭

We ended up deciding to drop the rudder after finding a crack on the forward edge. No one could really say if it was cosmetic or not, so here we are. But, hey! The bottom paint's done!

On the hard again. Just can't wait to get off the

On the hard again. Just can't wait to get off the hard again.

Yep, ladies and gents, we are back up on jack stands once again for refit projects.

First, let me just say that when we came into the yard today, I about died of a heart attack thinking someone had tagged our boat with spray paint! Ah! Happily, it was just a shadow from #riverkeeper

Anyway, after our shakedown cruise to the Chesapeake and back this summer, our refit list grew to arm's length once again. New refrigeration, water cooled this time. New batteries to power it. New thru hull, new steering, new cutlass bearing, renewed PSS. Maybe a new prop shaft. On and on.

If you happen to see Santa, tell him we need a winning lottery ticket in our stockings this year. 🤑

Hoping this time next year, we'll be celebrating Christmas in the Caribbean!

Happy Holidays to our wonderful friends and family! Please be safe so we can see each other for eggnog next year! 🎄🎁🎅

Greg builds the prettiest fires.

Greg builds the prettiest fires.

Squee!! Look what I just got! It makes my little o

Squee!! Look what I just got! It makes my little organizer heart go, "hurrah!" I can't wait to do all my boat filing now that I have a dedicated place to put everything. #organization #filing #liveaboard #documents #registration #whitby42 #marinalife #sailboat @theboatgalley

A day that began with a rainbow and ended with rai

A day that began with a rainbow and ended with rain. We snugged up to the Mega Dock in Charleston with daylight to spare and just before the rain. Now, to find our missing @zoomsails. Y'all, cross your fingers for us.

I spy with my little eye...@docandcapsailing Ahoy,

I spy with my little eye...@docandcapsailing Ahoy, crew of SV Anam Cara!

Happy Halloween from Camp Lejune.👻💀🧙‍♀️👯‍♀️👽😈🎃

Crowded anchorage tonight! Y'all be safe out there and remember when you're Trick or Treating this year that some lunatics are putting COVID in their popcorn balls. 🍬 😷 So, throw out any homemade treats! 🤪

What are you looking at, you ask? Our freshly wire

What are you looking at, you ask? Our freshly wired up and commissioned muther-effin' AUTOPILOT!!!! 🤩 Y'all have no idea how big a deal this is. We have hand-steered this boat from Jacksonville, FL to Baltimore, MD. This is also the 3rd attempt at installing the RAM arm. We bought and returned 2 other RAM arms that wouldn't fit our tiny aft compartment. And, after dozens of troubleshooting hours, we finally figured out how to get a #raymarine RAM to talk to a #B&G chartplotter. Hurray for Greg who finally figured out how to wire the darn thing up and do it with next to no wiring diagram - and had an assist from his subconscious in a dream that took at least an hour off the equipment install! 🤓 💪⛵ #trialanderror #blood,sweat,tears,andfiberglass #itsaboat

That #moon! Nearly full and dancing with her own b

That #moon! Nearly full and dancing with her own beautiful reflection. Nights like this are why we cruise. We're in port for a while. Ancient #Volvo parts have not yet manifested but maybe the moon and the social media can hook a sister up. #VolvoPenta MD30A fuel pressure pipes 1-4, please. Thank you. I am grateful.

We've officially turned south. Decided Baltimore w

We've officially turned south. Decided Baltimore was as far north as we've got the gumption for. #Annapolis, take two. No. 3 Painkillers and last chance crabcakes on Ego Alley while we wait out #Teddy. Usher's mega yacht is gone, BTW.

Jesus. There is only one reason for this haze #cal

Jesus. There is only one reason for this haze #californiafires. I'm in GD Maryland. Blessings, my countrymen and women. I hope you're safe. 😪

Hard aground, doh! Digging around the hard mud for

Hard aground, doh! Digging around the hard mud for an hour before the tide comes in a bit. Haven't been to the liquor store in a minute, so we're cobbling together a Run Aground Sue cocktail to wait out the tide. Thankfully it isn't high tide!

Well, St. Michael's is freaking adorable.

Well, St. Michael's is freaking adorable.

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