by sailingwithbloom | Jul 29, 2017 | Boat Projects & Chores, Families on Boats, Living in Small Spaces
When away from a dock and laundry facilities for some time, the family laundry pile begins to grow…. Luckily while in the Sea of Cortez, we aren’t wearing a ton of clothing (mostly swimsuits!), so it takes quite a few days to fill our laundry bag. Once...
by sailingwithbloom | Nov 4, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces, Sailing California, Sailing the Pacific Coast
We left Avalon Harbour at sunset on Oct 28th for a night sail into San Diego. We planned it this way as it was about 62 nautical miles and we wanted to arrive during the daylight hours. Apparently, San Diego has a huge pocket of kelp that accumulates at the entrance...
by sailingwithbloom | Sep 5, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living in Small Spaces, Sailing
On July 8th, we waved goodbye to Canada knowing we may not be back for a few years. It was a sad farewell to a country that we hold very dear to us. A country we are so proud to be citizens of… a country where much of our family and friends live. It was time for...
by sailingwithbloom | Mar 5, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces
Well, we’ve been living on our boat for 14 months now, so felt it was a good time to share with you all of the things we love about it! #1 The Simple Life One word- minimalism. It is something we have completely embraced and something that living on a boat...
by sailingwithbloom | Feb 7, 2016 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces, Minimalism
Moving from a house to a boat is not easy, but it IS extremely rewarding. Never again do we have to clean a garage, dust endless shelves of knick knacks or empty the dishwasher. Life has become completely simplified! We are big fans of Joshua Becker’s blog...
by sailingwithbloom | Dec 12, 2015 | Families on Boats, Living Aboard, Living in Small Spaces, Minimalism, Sailing
Now that we had the house sold, we needed to find a boat -and pretty pronto at that! We accepted the buyer’s offer on September 13, 2014 and had to be out by November 13th. That gave us two months to find a boat that would also be our new home. As some of you...
