French Polynesia There will come a time when we no longer relate these travel blogs to Berkeley East, but not today. Simply because BE, and our cruising life, were the inspiration for our recent trip to French Polynesia. Years ago, when we wanted to move on from cruising in the Caribbean, we pondered two potential […]
California, USA – We stopped working 16 years ago, although owning a boat like Berkeley East was really a full-time job in itself; it kept us constantly engaged in the complexities of maintaining, operating, and navigating a 54-foot vessel in unfamiliar environments. So, when the time came to move on from cruising, we knew we […]
Norway – February is the month when we used to begin planning our return to Berkeley East; travel plans took shape, reservations were made. So, when an email arrived, reminding us of expiring airline tickets, the timing seemed appropriate. But this year, there was no boat to be recommissioned, BE was sold, and we had […]
Ecuador and Panama It’s been a year since we sold Berkeley East and ended 15 years of cruising in the US, Caribbean, and Mediterranean Sea. Yet people still ask: What will you do now; what can possibly compare to “living the dream”? It is a very good question, one that deserves answering, and we intend […]
Ecuador and Panama It’s been a year since we sold Berkeley East and ended 15 years of cruising in the US, Caribbean, and Mediterranean Sea. Yet people still ask: What will you do now; what can possibly compare to “living the dream”? It is a very good question, one that deserves answering, and we intend […]
Cornelius, North Carolina Buy a boat, jump aboard, and go cruising. It’s a simple recipe for “Living the Dream”. But the vessel is just one part of the cruising adventure. While comfort and performance are key components, the places you visit, the people you meet along the way, the friends, family, and even strangers, who […]
Ft. Lauderdale, FL There is a very old, well-known boating adage: “The two best days in a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it, and the day they sell.” Whoever coined that phrase must have had a crappy boat. Our idea to purchase a boat and go cruising began years before we created […]
Every year, for the past 15 years, we’ve asked ourselves where we should cruise next? We would spend all winter researching, discussing, and planning, knowing full well that everything could change once we got back to Berkeley East. Still, we enjoyed the process. But with BE’s return to the United States, our winter routine will […]
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