We bought Tocino (formerly Destiny), located in Beaufort, NC, in late September 2019. We had spent the late spring and summer 2019 looking at houses, …
To all the places we’ve loved before…
Here’s an ongoing rundown of all the places we love to visit Atlantic City, NJ We usually anchor out but run in to the Golden …
Taint Time
The time between visits to our favorite towns Swansboro, NC We splashed and hung out on the dock for a few days at Bock Marine …
Fall into hurricane season 2022
Fall has arrived, and with it some hurricane activity. Oriental We docked at Whittaker Pointe Marina in Oriental on September 26. If you are cruising, …
Summer Hours 2022
New York We got to Port Washington, NY on June 12, 2022. Port Washington is a cruiser’s dream! Water Taxi, 2(!!!!) dinghy docks, supermarket, laundry, …
Untying the lines…Finalmente!!
Finalmente! June 2021 So, we moved back on board at the end of January, right? Well, it is now June 1st and we are finally …
We’re on the road (water) again…
October 21, 2021 – Dec. 11th 2021 On the road again… October… We left Annapolis on October 21st. We made the 9:30 AM bridge opening, …
Stuff Speck Loves
Being a boat cat isn’t that much different than being a house cat, according to Speck. Speck rules Tocino in much the same way as …
Lessons Learned
If you were at the Deltaville (VA) Marina fuel dock on 6.2.22 you may have witnessed my extremely dramatic face-plant. Thank you to the owner …
Northbound and Down 2022
Spring 2022 (March 15, 2022 – June 12, 2022) We are finally back on board! David is sufficiently recovered for us to live aboard again. …
Have yourself a merry little heart attack…
And we thought our months here during the height of Covid were interesting… It’s been an even wilder ride this time around during our stay …
How We Spent Our Summer (2021)
by the Crew of SV Tocino We meandered north, hitting all our favorite stops. Georgetown, SC Osprey Marina (our storage unit is only 6 miles …
Hmmmph…Well. THAT’s not supposed to happen…
We are on our way! Motoring along the ICW, stopped in St. Augustine for a couple of days, put up the new Genoa for the …
Dolphin Happiness
Seeing dolphins during our travels NEVER. GETS. OLD. I am a goofball every single time! You can check out more of our videos on our …
Stuff We Love
It really is the little things that make a big difference while living aboard. This is a list of the things we use that are …
You are responsible for your wake…
January 30-31st, 2020. We are finally back on board. Thank the Goddess! It took a lot of trips and a lot of bins. And, of …
What Happened to the V-Berth?
On our previous episode… You may have noticed a couple of projects that were ‘stricken from the record’ on the Projects/Upgrades post. Here’s a story …
Projects and Upgrades List
We have had a lot of time to work on boat projects…a LOT of time. Of course, now that it’s down to the wire it …
A Month of Ladder Climbing
Trying to get everything we brought with us stored somewhere logical, safe, and efficient was an intense, high-level Tetris game. Eventually, we gave in and …