A snow coveredc Freedom 30/32 in Boston in the Winter

The Living Aboard Project: Living Aboard in the Winter in Boston

How We Came to be Living Aboard in Boston in the Winter Not long ago, I said publicly that we would not be in Boston for Christmas. Which led to another excellent episode...

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night scene of a tank farm, lit like christmas candles and reflected in still water

Christmas Eve Is Where You Find It

Far from family on our first Christmas Eve aboard, I felt unanchored and wanted to take part in some bit of tradition. But of course we needed to complete a project on the...

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Water Photo of the Week: Water!

Sunshine is headed for the water! Just scheduled the launch for November 30th. Let the all-nighters begin! Send Valium, Tums and Coffee. (Sung to the tune of Lawyers, Guns and Money, none of which...

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reading at the salon table of a sailboat

Assumptions About Living Aboard vs. the Realities of Living Aboard

Over the years I’ve read a lot of books, articles and blog posts about living aboard. Most have focused on the living aboard while cruising side of things. But when we finally came...

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New England Marine, Brant Rock

How to find great food when traveling – Look for something else

How to find great food when traveling - look for something else

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2012-07-27 17.31.29

Remembering Life on Land

Yes, we missed our latest deadline and we’re still on Whidbey, but we’re making progress and Tom got the chance to win the belt sander race at Frontier Building Supply one last time....

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When no toaster is available ingenuity must take over. Cake rack supported over flame works fine.

Closer to Living Aboard: The last few days on Whidbey

We Really ARE Leaving Whidbey When we run into friends these days they say, “I thought you’d be gone by now.” Almost. Almost. On July 25th Tom and I are setting off eastward...

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2012-07-10 08.30.26

Bright Idea: Sell me your lights

Like all bloggers, I’m interested in the people who come to my site. Not just in the amount of traffic, though of course that’s important, but also in how people get here and...

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Tom installs the last few deck boards.

The Moving Aboard Project: Preparations, Emotions and Children’s Literature

My, Emotions Come and Go so Quickly Here As we get closer to leaving for our cruising adventure, the excitement has faded a little, submerged under a tidal wave of last minute work....

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a row boat passes a waterfront home

Marooned Sailor’s Lament

The following is a guest post. The author is my past self. In many ways this essay was the first Tidal Life post, though years passed between writing it and beginning to publish...

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