It was a busy week with lots of activities in the 'boatyard' behind our house. As of this week there are four boats docked. Jack has bought a nice DeFever motorboat and on Monday he brought it home from Ft...
An unusually cold week in Florida
It was an unusually cold week until Friday. People told us that it hasn't been this cold for 10 years. Some Brazilian students of my English class put on really heavy winter clothing with two pairs of pants and a...
Three days of winter in Canada (and the first blog in English)
We were in Canada for a very nice long weekend visiting Teunis and his family in snowy weather. Quite a change in temperature from 29C with sun to -7C with snow. Oh well, we might as well have some real...
Nice busy week with some logistical challenges
We have a nice and full week and we can't manage with one car, mainly because Marinthe still has a different schedule at the tennis school with two appointments at the physio, and Toine two days before the...
Start of the Holiday Season
This week is all about Thanksgiving and also the beginning of 'the Holiday Season', which you hear regularly on the radio and you see it around you because since Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, appears everywhere....
More and less sports
This week is all about doing more and less sports and finding the right balance. Especially with Marinthe it is looking for a good balance now that she is suffering from her knee. We bring on the advice of the...
From all sorts of things to just living here 😉
After three weeks in Florida we get a bit more settled and all the things we've been worried about since the USA plan was made in the last couple of months all fall into place and get well....
Back in school rhythm
We are back in school rhythm now that Marinthe is in the tennis school program for the full week and Eline has been at Boca Raton High School since Wednesday. Every day the alarm clock is set at 7.00 a.m. and we change...
Getting settled
We've been in Florida for a week and we're in the middle of the process of settling down. Looking back on the first week, we're quite satisfied. Every day we achieve something. But we're not there yet. The most settled we are...
Arrived in Florida
We're here!!!! As of last night around 9pm, the boat is on the dock behind our new temporary home in Florida. Another milestone met, a beautiful overwhelming experience! Still not really grasping that we are going to be here for a while....
Back on the SeaQuest!
Yessss ... exactly 6 weeks after Toine gives the boat to the PYD-crew and a little more than 11 weeks after we leave the boat at yacht service Van Swaaij, the four of us are back on our own boat. Quite a milestone...
Relax on Bermuda and now in the fast NYC
Bermuda surpasses our expectations. It is a very relaxed island with super friendly people. Especially the northern part of St George where we sit is very beautiful. An old colonial town with beautiful old buildings. Far enough away from the busy...
From one extreme to the other
It's not often that within one week you're in two very different environments like this week. From the far deserted north of Newfoundland where the temperature is already below 7 degrees (and the heating is on)...
Cozy cottages on Newfoundland and change of plans
We've been on Newfoundland for a week now, it's only a 4.5 hour time difference from the Netherlands and closer to Europe than the rest of the North American continent in terms of distance, but it doesn't feel like that ... it really feels like we're...
Cape Breton and boat repairs
While we are enjoying the beautiful nature of Eastern Canada we also have some 'stress' around the delivery of the SeaQuest. We communicate a lot via e-mail with skipper Chris during their 4 days in Sada, Northern Spain, so continuously the...