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Ft Pierce, all week to complete our to do list! Days 32-37….

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Barbara Huber

Life doesn’t stop even when you are living on a boat! Monday we rented a vehicle to go get our new mattress which was custom made by Zeno in Ft Lauderdale. Keeping my fingers crossed that it would be more comfortable than the old one. Joe and I got the old one off the boat….

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Day 24-31 Leaving Ft. Lauderdale ending up at Ft Pierce

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Barbara Huber

Ft Lauderdale was a good stop! We got lots done…new air compressor installed for pilot house air conditioner and ordered a new mattress for our bed. This is a travel day….We left at 7:32 am and we traveled 45.2 nm. Along the way we saw lots of outrageous houses. The most outrageous was Mar a…

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Days 15-23 Marathon to Steamboat Creek and Ft Lauderdale

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Barbara Huber

Just a few more days in Marathon…we hung out by the pool Sunday 2/17 and planned on having docktails at Marlin Bay Marina with loopers staying There plus a few friends from Faro Blanco Resort and Marina. I made some Asian pork meatballs for the docktails with a Korean Gochujang Sauce…its a fermented chili paste….

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More of Marathon, Days 8-14

Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 by Barbara Huber

It seems to have been a hectic week. We rented a vehicle for 10 days while we are in Marathon. On Sunday, February 10th Joe and Mike went to West Marine (they actually have been to West Marine 4 days in a row) to get parts that will fix our dingy issue. Most of this…

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Day 2, Marco to Cape Sable and day 3 Cape Sable to Johnson Key, 10 miles South of Marathon

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Barbara Huber

Day 2 was a beautiful day. It was a long day traveling 63.5 miles which took 6 hours. We were by ourselves at Cape Sable, just Rowe Boat and BalaHula. We got the dingy down and took a cruise over to see Mike and Lee…it was a little choppy. Leann and I had marinated some…

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Day 1 St Charles Yacht Club to Marco Island

Posted on February 3, 2019February 7, 2019 by Barbara Huber

Well, after 15 months of planning we cast off our lines at 7:57 am. As we were leaving our dock at St Charles Yacht Club I saw a dolphin. I hope a sign of good luck! It was a bit foggy on our way to Marco, scary at one point. With the expert Captain, Mike…

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Organizing and Fixing

Posted on January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 by Barbara Huber

The work never seems to end! We spent 5 days in our condo while moving all our stuff on the boat. We’ve spent two nights on the boat now and are still organizing, fixing water pressure, new screen doors, cleaning the floors, setting up my office (with a view), shopping at West Marine also known…

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The Balahula

The Balahula is owned by Joe and Barbara Huber of Fort Myers Beach, Florida and Lexington, KY. This blog details our travels.

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