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A Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Adventure
Our first travel adventure since moving off the boat was a combination of work and play. It was a drive from VA to MN, a week camping with family in Minnesota, a few days ‘de- stuffing’ our storage unit back in Stillwater, Amtrak from St. Paul to Oregon, fast ferry to Victoria, BC, a stop in Seattle, fly back to MN to load up a UHaul, and a final return drive to Norfolk. Whew!
Adventures in Transitioning
Our cruising chapter having come to an end when we arrived in Norfolk, we turned our attention to moving off the water and back onto terra firma. Transitioning was a multi-step process: getting everything off the boat, getting See Level prepped and turned over to the broker, living back on land. From there we were open to whatever came our way – and come it did.
Farewell Tour — Part 2
We finish our final trip on the ICW, traveling from Wilmington NC to Norfolk VA. Most of the towns were still in winter hibernation mode, but we still enjoyed some of our favorite stop. We also added a new stop in Washington NC, where our good friends from Inconceivable hop on board for the final three days to our ultimate destination of Norfolk VA.
Farewell Tour — Part 1
After a month in Jacksonville relaxing and a quick trip to California to see family, we start our eighth and final trip north on the ICW. But of course, it wouldn’t be boating if everything went smoothly…
Not Our Best Month
Our month in Daytona was a weird mix of challenges and sadness, fun, weird weather, a few excursions, time with family, and plenty of ‘downtime’ to think about the future.
The Hardest Good-bye
When your brain knows it’s inevitable but our heart gets stretched to its limit.
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The USA is blessed with a diversity of people, culture, geography, and history.
Following recent retirement and amid COVID restlessness , we decided see parts of the country a little off the beaten path, see and learn from the locals and the community of fellow wanderers we meet along the way, and see how we face up to the challenges we certainly will have.
Our Seefari began when we sold our home in Minnesota and spent four years aboard See Level, a Maine Cat P47 power catamaran. We completed America’s Great Loop, explored the waterways up and down the Atlantic ICW and the Chesapeake Bay several times, saw the natural beauty of the St. John’s River in FL and the Bahamas, and spent another summer in Lake Ontario and the Rideau-Chambly-Champlain Canals again.
In April 2025 we returned to land-based living, selecting Norfolk VA as a jumping off point for further adventures. And so the Seefari continues…
— Karen & Dave
