Adventures in Nomadic Serendipity
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of navigating pre-planned logistics to get our boat into storage, our van loaded up and into storage too. Because when our friends Nina & Paul messaged last October that they had booked a hotel in Zaragoza, Spain in August for the next total solar eclipse – we […] The post Let the European Adventure Begin: Arriving to Spain for the Total Solar Eclipse first…
After we wrapped up our time in the New York City area, we decided to divert off the official Great Loop route and head down the East River into Long Island Sound. We had numerous recommendations that the sound is excellent cruising area, so what the heck – a side trip it is to wrap […] The post Cruising Long Island Sound – Side Trip off the Great Loop first appeared on Technomadia .
Cruising past the Statue of Liberty is an iconic moment in most Looper’s journey. But for us, exploring NYC by boat has been a highlight we had been looking forward towards – well, since we started planning our Loop over a decade ago. In our typical Slooper way, we didn’t just want to cruise through […] The post Exploring New York City by Boat! first appeared on Technomadia .
After wrapping up our amazing month in Philadelphia, it was time to tackle our fears. A section of the Great Loop we had dreaded. One of the few places where there is no choice but to leave protected waterways, and transit into the wild open ocean. You know, where krakens and lava monsters live! I’ve […] The post Our First Offshore Passage – Cruising the NJ Shore on the Great Loop first appeared…
We take so many side trips off the Great Loop, and they end up being some of our best experiences. And that’s definitely the case with our decision turn left up the Delaware River towards Philadelphia to spend the month of May in the city of brotherly love. We’ve stopped in Philadelphia multiple times over […] The post A Month Docked in Philadelphia – Great Loop Side Trip first appeared on…
We were successfully splashed after winter storage at McDaniel Yacht Basin in North East, MD in mid-April. As marinas further north were not yet opened for the season, we had a couple weeks to kill. So we spent the time getting Y-Not provisioned for the season ahead, and just enjoying the area. In the last […] The post Let the 2026 Cruising Season Begin – Off to Philadelphia We Go! first appeared…
One of the things that drew us to getting a lot at SKP Saguaro Co-Op RV Park was that many of the lots have casitas on them. Now, just what is a casita? It’s small building, no more than 288 sq ft, that sits next to the RV pad. As the park is designated an […] The post Casitas of SKP Saguaro Co-Op RV Park – Benson, AZ first appeared on Technomadia .
Last we left you, we had just departed Benson, AZ in our van after abundant winter season at SKP Saguaro Co-Op. We left out on March 13 to start heading eastward, with plans to caravan with our friends Amanda & Jesse who were heading in the same direction. We arrived back to northern Maryland, where […] The post Back to Y-Not – Van Trip from Arizona to Maryland via the Natchez Trace first appeared…
Today is a pretty major milestone – I have now been a full-time nomad for twenty years! That seems like it should be a pretty big deal – but after twenty years of living like this, it’s just another day. Today’s plan of exploring a scenic state park and then cruising the Natchez Trace Parkway […] The post 20th Nomadiversary: Expanding Our Horizons! first appeared on Technomadia .
Wow, did the past 2.5 months go by fast! This winter season was our longest time on our lot at SKP Saguaro Co-Op RV Park, and it was abundantly full of awesome. In 2018, we officially became lifetime leaseholders in the park, but have only managed to get back to Arizona for a couple months […] The post Wrapping Up our Winter 2026 Season in Benson, AZ at SKP Saguaro Co-Op first appeared on…
Our journey as app developers all started when we tried to buy some beer… in Kansas. As many of you might not know – up until recently, it was illegal to sell “real” beer in grocery stores in the Sunflower State. But way back in November of 2009 when we were working a stint at […] The post How an Attempt to Buy Beer Turned Us Into Nomadic App Developers – And Made $474k! first appeared on…
Whew… it’s been nearly 3 months since we left Y-Not stored in northern Maryland for winter and hit the road. And now I’m sitting in Zephyr, our vintage bus, in Arizona! So how’d we get here? Certainly not the direct route! Let’s get caught up on the adventures before winter gets too far behind of […] The post Back to Van & Bus Life – Maryland to Florida to Arizona! Return to SKP Saguaro Co-Op &…
And the end of another year is upon us! 2025 wraps up 19 years on the road for us together! We brought in the new year in Austin, TX and end is in Sante Fe, NM – with many adventures in between. Y-Not (boat): 976.2 nautical miles – 218 nights Blooper (van): 8565 miles – 110 […] The post 2025 Travel Route & Year in Review first appeared on Technomadia .
Our 2025 cruising season was dedicated to just the Chesapeake Bay. We departed Chesapeake, VA on the southern end on April 25, 2025 and had our final stop in the northern end in Havre de Grace, MD six months later. Great Loopers following a more traditional 1 year journey might only have time to spend […] The post Best of the Chesapeake: Wrap Up of our 2025 Cruising Season – Favorite Stops &…
After Labor Day weekend was over (affectionally also known as ‘Nomad Liberation Day’) – we left the Chester River, re-entering the Chesapeake Bay. After a few weeks of poking around quaint small towns on the Eastern Shore of the upper bay, we decided we were ready for some bigger city life. And we had two […] The post Annapolis, Baltimore and More – Wrapping Up our 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cruising…