We are past our halfway point of our stay in the US and also past our halfway point of being away from home. Although we still have some time to go, we have started making careful preparations for our sail....

Hey everyone! This week it is my turn to share my America experience. As you have probably read in previous blogs, my life here is not a normal day to day routine. Instead of going to school every single day,...

Lots of diverse sports activities going on. Two weekends in a row a Saturday morning 'swim meet' which Eline joined with her swim team. Last weekend the first tennis tournament in which Marinthe participated. And yesterday we watched the Super...

Another birthday this week: Mira's birthday, the last one of four while away from home. We have celebrated it nice and quietly with our own family. With a healthy start of the day by joining a 5 km run at 7.30 am in...

Holiday Season is over and we all picked up our regular activities. Most Christmas decorations have disappeared, only a few diehards keep their decorations (like a red nose of a reindear on the front of their car) Our favourite radio...

We have a wonderful Christmas holiday together with my sister Inge, Mark, Luc, Tess and Merel. The report of this holiday comes from Inge ... What do you do when your sister lives in America for a year, and if the traditional...

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...