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Category: Holidays and Celebrations

Holidays and Celebrations describes how we celebrate afloat and what we have learned about other cultural traditions and public holidays that we’d never heard about until we travelled.

December 7, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

An unexpected visit to Aphrodite from the Secret-Santa Amazon fairy

December 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas cards

Our kids with my husband, Rick. Tavernier, Florida 2015.
November 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Halloween in the Florida Keys

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This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekFrom the Vault: Cycling 1,000 miles Along the US Pacific Coast — with a Parrot
  • 10 years ago this weekBeans! Beans! Beans! Abandoning Meat in the Dominican Republic
  • 11 years ago this weekLogistics: strategies for getting from house to boat
  • 11 years ago this weekStress-free camping? Not here.

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