Within Reach

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Next weekend we reunite with the boat and will make the short trip around St James City to bring big blue home. Dock is all finished with the exception of some ordered solar light caps.

Good strong dock with some high posts for hurricanes and surge.

05/02/2026

We have been busy working on the land lovers house , hopefully the dock gets its permit within the next few weeks so we can move bessie to her new spot. Heres some pretty yellow crowned night herons that call the mangroves next to where the boat will be , home. Their pretty friendly and fun to watch.

04/04/2026

One year ago today we officially became live aboard sailors. First stop was Port of Islands in Naples FL. We spent 8 months there and then made our way north for the New Year to Saint James City. We fell in love with the island pretty quick . Monday the 13th we will be officially closing in a new parking spot for the Island piglet in a tucked away cove . We will spend the rest of the year fixing up the dock, possibly renting out the extra slip, and becoming AIrBNB landlords. Heres to the future parking spot of Within Reach

The Island Packet will be parked on Schooner Lane !

02/01/2026

Northerly + ultra low tide
Hanging on by rope and a prayer
Thank goodness our heat pump pickup is reslly low for the water .

01/11/2026

Jen and Walle went out on the kayak/ paddle board in search of wildlife - well dolphins mainly and we werent disappointed. We got to see dolphins , manatees, osprey, green heron, fishes and even a snake swimming up into the mangroves .

01/11/2026

Allen trying out the Trinka

01/03/2026

We are home sweet home 🏠

01/02/2026

Sanibel Light house sunset progression- almost to anchor ⚓️

01/02/2026

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511 feet long 63 feet wide - out of Cayman Islands 🇰🇾 named m& em beachlander