In the past couple of weeks I've had a few folks reach out to us asking for an example of what they should expect to pay for slip rental in marinas in the Southwest Florida area. This post is intended to be a guide on how marinas charge for live aboards and what to look for in your search. The … [Read more...] about Fort Myers Beach live aboard marinas – what to expect to pay
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Living aboard a boat … where do we begin?
| By: Cruising Living Aboard
We recently received an email message from a reader asking us the following question: I’m rather new to Fort Myers and we are pursuing boat living! Our only issue is we are complete novices and have never owned nor driven a boat! Where do we begin?? We don’t know anyone here with a boat yet to … [Read more...] about Living aboard a boat … where do we begin?
Another New Year for Blue Turtle and crew
| By: Cruising Living Aboard
Happy belated New Year! Hope everyone's holidays were fantastic! Blue Turtle and crew had a short post-Christmas cruise like always, however, this year it was plagued with the flu/cold/crud. Our original cruising plan was to leave Fort Myers Beach the day after Christmas and head north to Cayo … [Read more...] about Another New Year for Blue Turtle and crew
Lights & festivities abound at the annual Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade
Last weekend marked our third attendance at the annual Fort Myers Beach Boat Parade organized by the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce and hosted by Salty Sam's Marina. Last year, we cruised from Snookbight Marina to Salty Sam's to the stay the weekend and enjoy the parade which was being staged … [Read more...] about Lights & festivities abound at the annual Fort Myers Beach Christmas Boat Parade
10 Gift ideas for boaters and live aboards
| By: Living Aboard
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our Disclosure for more info. Holiday shopping can be a stressful thing sometimes when you're searching for that perfect gift for someone. It can be even more taxing trying to find gift ideas for folks who live aboard full or part time. With … [Read more...] about 10 Gift ideas for boaters and live aboards
Settling back into marina life after Irma
| By: Living Aboard Weather
A reader emailed us the other day asking how we were since there hasn't been a blog post since September. We certainly appreciate the checking in, but I told him quite frankly that we really haven't been up to much. This blog tends to go quiet in the hot months of summer, from July-October down … [Read more...] about Settling back into marina life after Irma
Post Hurricane Irma drama and waiting for power
| By: Living Aboard Weather
By now, Irma has passed through Florida, Georgia and Alabama and made its way through Tennessee where it downgraded to a tropical storm. While Irma was less severe and devastating for some in Florida, it caused catastrophic damage to the Caribbean islands as a category 5 hurricane. Major damage and … [Read more...] about Post Hurricane Irma drama and waiting for power
Bracing for Hurricane Irma
As everyone has heard by now, Hurricane Irma has been wreaking havoc on the Caribbean islands, the Bahamas and Cuba with its path set on making landfall in Florida on Sunday. Earlier in the week we watched as Irma gained mass and power and started heading in our direction. By Wednesday, most of the … [Read more...] about Bracing for Hurricane Irma
Settling into our new marina (and summer hibernation)
| By: Living Aboard On the Dock
I know it's been a while since the last update. Things slow down a bit on the blog in the summertime since we tend to cruise a little less due to the heat and humidity. Truth be told, we pretty much hibernate since one step outside the door of our trawler means you are either drenched from rain and … [Read more...] about Settling into our new marina (and summer hibernation)
Why we left Snookbight Marina
It sometimes can be bittersweet when you’re moving to a new home, town or in our case, new marina. When we first moved Blue Turtle from Cape Coral Yacht Club to Snookbight Marina 4 and half years ago, we honestly thought we’d be staying there at least until Corey graduated from high school. We did … [Read more...] about Why we left Snookbight Marina
