Becky Wagaman
Circumnavigating Vaca Key by Dinghy
I think when most people hear that we live on a boat and travel full time, they have this image in their head of us sipping Mai Tais and...
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Becky Wagaman
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Spelunking in Stephen's Gap, AL
Yesterday we took half a day off from work to explore and it felt like a little mini vacation all wrapped up in just a few hours! Our...
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Becky Wagaman
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Green Turtle Bay - Grand Rivers, KY
After 3 long days of travel, 4 locks, 2 nights at anchor and about 250 miles with 95 degree weather and no AC, we finally reached Green...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 28, 2022
- 4 min
Alton, IL to St. Louis, MO to Grand Rivers, KY - No Fuel For Over 250 Miles!
We got up around 4:45am the day that we left Alton, IL. We wanted to get an early start because our next leg of the trip was about 250...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 27, 2022
- 1 min
A Quick Stop in Alton, IL
We had originally planned on staying in Grafton for 2 weeks, but decided to switch our plans up a bit and leave earlier so that we would...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 22, 2022
- 7 min
Taking Off the Training Wheels
After our time in Peoria, we were up with the sun to travel to Grafton, IL where the Illinois River converges with the Mississippi River!...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 15, 2022
- 3 min
So Much Good in the World
After traveling about 70 miles from Starved Rock Marina, we arrived at our new marina, the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club (IVY for...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Just Goes to Show You How Little You Actually Need"
Dustin needed a hair cut so he found a place online, made an appointment, and then we took the dinghy about 5 miles up the river to the...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
Just a Day in the Life
Yesterday we started out the day by watching church on the boat. Our pastor has such good sermons and we are so blessed to be able to...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Asian Carp Territory
Asian Carp are an issue in the river systems so in an effort to keep them out, Illinois has built an aquatic barrier that is basically an...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Learning the Ropes
The past two days have been both exhausting and exciting all at the same time. What we thought would be a few short hours of boating...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Getting Waterboarded in the Lockport Lock
Yesterday we went though the Lockport Lock in Illinois. Since our first lock was so easy, we didn't expect this one to be any different....
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 4, 2022
- 1 min
Out of Our Comfort Zone
Tomorrow we traverse our first real leg of the river system and will encounter our first lock and dam!! These are the types of ships we...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 3, 2022
- 1 min
Beating the System
Dustin changed the engine oil/filters and water pump impellers on both motors today, in 96* heat I might add. While doing so, he found...
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Slaves to Our Dream
Day 3 at the shipyard in Chicago. We are forced to sit in solitary confinement during the days and work like slaves in exchange for food....
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Becky Wagaman
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Unstepping the Mast
We spent yesterday re-caulking the shower, un-wiring the mast, taking the sails off (and killing about a bazillion spiders that crawled...
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Becky Wagaman
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Bon Voyage!
And we're off!! Spent a wonderful night in our hometown last night (South Haven, Mi). My family had said goodbye to us a couple of nights...
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Becky Wagaman
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Even Bella Had a Hard Time Parting With Her Belongings
I'm doing one last sweep through the boat to see what we can get rid of that we don't absolutely need and I realized that Bella has three...
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Becky Wagaman
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Last Day With a Vehicle
Today is our Last. Day. With. A. Car. We are gaining freedom and losing it all at once...exchanging it for a different kind of...
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Becky Wagaman
- Jul 23, 2022
- 1 min
Becoming Trouvaille
Finally making the boat ours and took the Cat's Meow off and putting "Trouvaille" on before we leave!! Spent a few hours with a heat gun...
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