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life between the suburbs & retirement sailing

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Isle Royale Moose Encounter!

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Sailing to Isle Royale in the Dark

Raspberry River at Red Cliff Reservation,

Raspberry River at Red Cliff Reservation

Seasickness & Hiking at Big Bay State Park

Seasickness & Hiking at Big Bay State Park

This week we get a touch of seasickness from a roll-y anchorage, but recover and go hiking in beautiful Big Bay State Park. After our hike, we sail our way over to Presque Bay on Stockton Island for a night that is the exact opposite of the one before. The water is so still, we […]

sandy beaches and engine troubles

Sandy Beaches and Engine Troubles

This week’s adventures include sandy beaches at the Julian Bay & LOTS of amazing sailing–despites some lingering engine troubles.

Starter Battery Woes, Painter in Prop, and Leaky Windows

We start this week off enthusiastic to hit the lake, BUT, a bump in the road in the form of a starter battery sets us back a bit.

Inverter Install and Lightning Storms

As with most of our trips, they start with a boat project and this week it’s inverter time. Steffan gets right to work with the inverter install, and I convert the hanging locker in the galley/salon area to a pantry cupboard. Next, we head out for some on the water time. We experience a couple […]

Sailing, Batteries, Caves, Lighthouses and…Hail?

This week install our new AGM house battery and battery charger before heading out on the water. We get lots of sailing in, visit three lighthouses on two of the Apostle Islands and float through the sea caves at Devil’s Island. We also share our first time putting the motor on Sam Bell while at […]

Welcome to Living the Middle!

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We’ve got three kids, two cats, three marriages and two divorces between us.  LivingTheMiddle.com is the place where we share perspectives, as well as our successes and failures on our journey from suburbia to the goal of sailboat live aboard status.

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