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, 20222 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
Aug 22, 20227 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 9, 20222 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 7, 20221 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 4, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20221 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, 20222 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 17, 20221 min
Out With The Old
Dustin and I went out to see a Leopard 43' Power Catamaran that had anchored out in Kalamazoo Lake. We drove over and admired the boat...
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Becky Wagaman
Jul 5, 20221 min
New Scooters
My awesome sister, Karly, surprised Dustin and I with these super sweet folding electric scooters for the boat!!! These are like the...
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Becky Wagaman
Jun 17, 20221 min
Otis - Sitting On the Dock of the Bay
This is my friend Otis. He only has 1 foot and sits in the grass most of the day. I found him a few days ago when it was super hot out...
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Becky Wagaman
Jun 14, 20221 min
Dodging Our First Storm
The forecast was calling for 70-80mph winds tonight with baseball sized hail. Thankfully, we missed the brunt of it, got to see some...
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Becky Wagaman
Jun 12, 20221 min
First Boat Project
Our fridge that we were told worked, has never worked. So yesterday we finally replaced it. It was terrifying watching Dustin cut into...
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Becky Wagaman
Jun 1, 20221 min
Things Just Got Real!
So we weren't planning on selling our vehicles until right before we left, but someone spontaneously offered to buy mine for a good...
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Becky Wagaman
May 22, 20221 min
Moving Onto the Boat
Welp, we finally did it!! After 5 years of planning, we officially sold our house and everything we own, found remote jobs, and moved...
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Becky Wagaman
May 8, 20221 min
Maiden Voyage on Trouvaille
Our very first time operating this boat and we are going on a 4-5 hour cruise from Grand Isle Marina in Grand Haven, MI to Tower Marine...
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