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 […]
Port Everglades, FL Berkeley East first arrived in Port Everglades, Florida in December of 2006. She was born at Queen Long Marine, in Kaohsiung Taiwan, put on a freighter, and shipped to Fort Lauderdale where we jumped aboard our new Hylas 54, and began what we thought would be a two-year cruising adventure. Nearly 15 […]
Genoa, Italy This phrase typically refers to becoming wealthy or successful, so it might seem strange, in a declining economy during a pandemic, that “our ship came in” but it literally did. The BBC Scandanavia docked in Genoa just for us, or more specifically, for Berkeley East. Most people would naturally assume that when we […]
Italy Berkeley East and crew have said “arrivederci” to Italy more times than we can recall. Sometimes out of necessity, often in search of a different country, or new adventure. But throughout the past 11 years, BE continually returned to wonderful Italia. And this year was no exception. While the season was brief due to […]
Italy Back on mainland Italy; back in Gaeta, Berkeley East’s winter marina for two consecutive years. We never imagined a return to our beloved Italia, but COVID thought otherwise, which presented us with an opportunity to revisit some of our favorite places in Italy. And a visit from Chris and Donna gave us the chance […]
