The Maiden Voyage: How We Survived 72 Hours in a Rolling Condo (With Minor Property Damage)

June 21, 2026

We finally did it, ya’ll. We took our brand-new, shiny motorcoach out for its very first “shakedown cruise.” For the uninitiated, a shakedown cruise is a fancy nautical term for taking a new ship out into the wild to see what breaks, what rattles, and what catastrophic user errors occur under real-world conditions. It is … More The Maiden Voyage: How We Survived 72 Hours in a Rolling Condo (With Minor Property Damage)

Crossing the Pacific: A Journey to Tahiti

May 6, 2026

After nine days of nothing but blue horizon and wondering if we’d accidentally joined the Navy, we have finally made landfall in Tahiti. This crossing was a marathon. We navigated four time zone changes and danced across the International Date Line, which resulted in us living through two Mondays. Yes, a literal Groundhog Day scenario, … More Crossing the Pacific: A Journey to Tahiti

From the “Yellow Lizard” to the Big Blue: Moorea Magic (and a Side of Card-Sharking)

May 6, 2026

We pulled into Moorea early this morning, and let’s just say the commute was a breeze. It’s such a short “hop” from Papeete that the ship didn’t even bother leaving until midnight. I suspect the captain just let the current drift us over while he grabbed a snack. Waking up to the scent of Tahiti … More From the “Yellow Lizard” to the Big Blue: Moorea Magic (and a Side of Card-Sharking)