We rode out the Labor Day holiday weekend in New Bern, NC – a side trip off the Intracoastal Waterway up the Neuse River. We ended up extending our stay by a day, as windy conditions had small craft advisories on the Neuse River for our journey back down river. As the Neuse opens up […] The post New Bern to Elizabeth City, NC – Crossing the Fabled Albemarle Sound: Great Loop Cruising first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

We left Wilmington after a delightful month full of new friends, great food, entertainment and just immersing ourselves in an enchanting city. But we left with a little bit of concern for Kiki and her starting to not finish her meals – a fairly normal sometimes behavior. After cruising back down the Cape Fear River, […] The post Back to Wilmington, Kiki Crosses the Rainbow Bridge and then Onward to New Bern – Great Loop Cruising first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

First of all, a big huge thank you for all of the supporting and loving comments to the passing of our Admiral Kiki. It’s been a tough few weeks, but it’s time to resume the blog. This entry takes us back to the before times, when Kiki was still healthy and everything in our world […] The post Conway, SC to Wilmington, NC – A Week Turns into a Month first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

It is with deep sadness in our hearts that we share that our beloved Kiki passed away last week (Monday, July 29th) after nearly 16 years of full time nomadic adventures with us. The boat feels so empty without her.  Kiki conquered our hearts back in November 2008. We had stopped in to visit our […] The post Kiki’s Final Adventure (October 10th, 2008 – July 29th, 2024) first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

After leaving Charleston in our wake, we took a turn to the north and were officially resuming our Great Loop. It was a windy day with some sporty chop on the harbor, but once we turned into the protected waters of Isles of Palms, things smoothed out considerably. But now we had a narrow channel […] The post Charleston to Conway, SC Great Loop Cruising – Are We Cut Out for This? first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

After a marvelous couple of days in downtown Savannah, we were excited to continue northbound up the ICW. We thought we were getting back into our cruising o, and enjoying the variety that life on the water can bring. Time with friends, time in remote gorgeous anchorages and being in the heart of amazing downtowns. […] The post Cruising Savannah to Charleston – Murder Scene or Steering Pump Failure?!!? first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

Though we have two built in Garmin MFDs (multi-function displays which show sonar, radar, and charts) on our boat Y-Not – we have always relied on iPads as our primary chart plotters for navigation. The iPads offer a huge variety of marine apps – and these apps feature MUCH better and more frequently updated charts […] The post M4 iPad Pro vs M2 iPad Air – Which Is Best for Marine Navigation? first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

It’s hard to believe it’s only been a few weeks since we left Sanford in our wake, resuming our active cruising lifestyle. I originally thought I’d do one post wrapping up our segment up to Charleston, our turn around point of our first attempt at the Great Loop. But we were already starting to forget […] The post Sanford to Savannah – First Two Weeks Back to Cruising, and Rejoining the Great Loop Route first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

It’s hard to believe 4 years have flown by since we pulled into Sanford, FL as our pandemic shelter in place location. We knew that COVID wasn’t going away anytime soon, and Sanford felt like the right place to hunker down to ride it out. We’d be near family, friends and have decent hurricane protection […] The post Farewell Sanford – Dropping the Lines & Resuming Nomadic Life Without a Basecamp first appeared on Technomadia ..read more

First of all… a HUGE thank you to everyone who left a comment on Chris’ 18th Nomadiversary / April Fools Day post. This post generated more comments than any other in ages, and it absolutely warms our hearts that so many are still following along after all these years. The post asked everyone to vote […] The post Totality or BUST – Chasing the Eclipse: A Quick Van Trip to Texas… no, Missouri first appeared on Technomadia ..read more