** Jacksonville, FL to Beaufort, SC ** This leg of the journey we cruised 250 miles from Jacksonville, FL through Georgia to Beaufort, SC. All through some of the most beautiful coastlines of our journey and some of the most treacherous waters. The crew even got some beach time in. […]

**   Melbourne to Cruising the St. Johns River   ** Our ode to Melbourne ended with the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day festival, just blocks from the marina. It was a great celebration that found us enjoying being Irish for a couple of days. We were enjoying our time in Melbourne

***  MELBOURNE, FL. *** They say time flies when you’re having fun – and we are having a ball! Our time in Melbourne, on the space coast, is quickly coming to an end. Saying we loved it here, is an understatement. Boats, Trains, and Rocket Ships. What’s not to love.

* Melbourne, FL to Port Charlotte, FL and back * Cruising is in our blood, both of us were raised on the water, boating since childhood. Sitting idle in Melbourne for two months, we found it was time for an adventure. Ohio River friends recently purchased a home in Port

Hello 2024! It’s hard to believe it’s been two and a half years, 30 months, since Now or Never and crew left our homeport in Jeffersonville, Indiana (across from Louisville, KY) on the Ohio River. We love that our departure was captured from the banks of the Ohio. Our friend

Fernandina, FL to Melbourne, FL *    5 ports   *  250 miles   * Leaving Fernandina, we were greeted with a bright and warm day, a big welcome to the Sunshine State. We had three more days of cruising before reaching Halifax Harbor in Daytona Beach to meet up with family. Our

* Beaufort, SC to Fernandina Beach, FL * * Ladys and Amelia Islands * * 190 miles – 3 ports – 1 anchorage * Good to be back to Beaufort, we kind of like it here. We were greeted by one of our favorite dock masters Aaron at Lady’s Island

*  Beaufort, NC to Beaufort, SC  * –  4 ports, 3 anchorages  –  344 miles Beaufort – two great ports, two different states, two different pronunciations, and both named after the same man. Bow-fert is North, Bew-fert is South. Confusing for boaters and others alike as you cruise by both on the

* Solomons, MD to Beaufort, NC * – 5 ports and 1 anchorage – 323 miles – Captain Dave is back in his happy place at the helm of the Now or Never navigating southward on our 1000+ mile journey back to Melbourne, FL for the winter. Upon our return

* Pasadena, MD – Solomons, MD * – Crusing 84 miles – From Hot, Hot, Hot to a tropical storm, and the fall cool down. What a difference a couple of weeks make! From Baltimore we cruised a short 14 miles to Pasadena, MD, home of the Maryland Yacht Club