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 | Aug 28, 2016 | Families on Boats, Sailing
Well, we finally did it. After 11 months in Victoria, we pushed off on June the 4th. I realize this post is way late, but it has been such a whirlwind since we left that we’ve barely had a free moment to update our blog. We have now been vagabonds for over a...
by sailingwithbloom | Mar 16, 2016 | Families on Boats, Sailing
So, after living on a boat in the Pacific North West during wintertime, most boaters begin to dream about sunshine, surf and warm waters. We are not exempt from this dream. For those of you who are not familiar with the climate in the Pacific North West, it is VERY...
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...
