In order to get to Bath, even though closer than our last trip, we had to take 3 trains. We were introduced to the British Rail Line -...

We had a long trip to Liverpool through Glasgow so we could have two direct trains with a long break for lunch in Glasgow. On our way to...

We planned a quick two day trip to see the Inverness and upper Scotland by train. However, we fell in love with the scenery and...

We have sped up our trip to have a brief two night stay in Glasgow with a 1 day trip to Edinburgh. After this pace, we've decided to go...

We had a wonderful train ride back from Derry to Belfast. This is some of the most beautiful coastline that we would replicate in a bus...

Our time in Derry helped us to start to understand Ireland even better. Our strategy now is to get tours from locals where ever we go....

We planned a longer trip retracing our tracks on the train through Dublin up to the border of Northern Ireland. On our one night stop we...

We stayed at the Leonardo Hotel in Galway at the best location near the city center. Our hotel was right next to the water. We couldn't...

We stayed near the river in Limerick. Being mariners now we look at the water and ask water questions. We started to notice there were...

So much fun in Ireland! Our stop in Cork was at the Marybourough Spa & Resort. We've never really stayed at spas, but it was certainly...

We are planning to take trains as much as we can on this trip. Our first stop after Dublin is Killarnery, and in Irish Cill Airne. On our...

We spent three nights in Dublin. Our first day we arrived in the afternoon and were able to do a quick ride on the Hop on Hop off to...

We traveled to Chicago to see our daughter graduate from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with her MBA. Our daughter...

After the Sparkling Star arrived at her home port, we started the process of selling her. We spent about 10 days moving off our...

Our beloved Sparkling Star now has a new owner. She was our first boat love. We are so grateful to have her part of our lives supporting...

Our final journey on our Great Loop was a bit surreal. We decided it was important to fly our gold burgee as we had already crossed our...

We left Coan River Marina at first light for our short journey to Colonial Beach. We love seeing the sunrise as we start our boating...

We had a wonderfully calm day to travel from Hampton to Coan River, Virginia in the Potomac. We left at our usual early morning first...

We started an early morning trip and the water was spectacular. We love our early morning departures. We got to see all the Navy shops in...

Along with good weather, timing the bridges in critical to get through. The three bridges had opening on the hour and 1/2 hour. The...