7 months old Maria Dee in Mira beach, Portugal On our “Princess Dragon” Maria Dee’s first Birthday is drawing near, just a week before the day we expect to live on board. During my pregnancy I was blessed and everything went well and smooth. I had few times morning sickness, one time a simple cold, accurate due date […]

In just a few days we will have to say goodbye to the country of the Dominican where we had lots of happiness and tears. The trip to celebrate our 500 years of the sea route from Europe to Asia didn’t start yet but the Dominican Republic is our starting point.  What we learned from […]

 “How is little Maria Dee?” or “is she developing well?” it’s probably the questions we have to answer more frequently. Since I got the confirmation from my work that I don’t need to go back to Macau this year, we had to plan about the doctor consultations and vaccination programs of Maria Dee. We are […]

French pastry on s/v Dee I was so happy when my trial baking was successful that I couldn’t wait to share my happiness. I tried canelés de Bordeaux in Sint Maarten. I didn’t know about this delicious sweet treat when we visited France. When we sailed to Sint Maarten from United States Virgin Islands we […]

As it’s approaching the departure date (less than 3 months to go) we are more excited and anxious day by day. I’m resigning from my job two months before our “Big day” because I’m the “woman of the house”. João, the leader or the man of the family, works until the last minute before we […]

Finally we settled in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands where we decided to take care of Noel’s travel documents. We visited the Imperial Animal Hospital on St. Thomas islands following the advice of many local pet owners. It’s located on the hill between Frenchtown and Crown Bay. We dinghied from Long Bay to the […]

When we started living aboard shopping was one of the expenses that we had to cut. But for a woman who is crazy about shopping or for those who buy the same kind of shoes but different colors, it’s always easy to find excuses. I finally changed my point of the view about buying cloths. […]

Gomes family on “Dee”  It’s been a while since I wrote the last time, I think since I left Macau. The main problem it’s not the lack of inspiration or laziness but, can you imagine, we are so busy that we didn’t even go to visit any places in Dominican Republic and we are here […]

Since we moved to a new dock (private from a Portuguese friend), the problems are being solved one by one and, by now, all the systems are working and we are ready to go for a sea trial. Just waiting for the proper day and opportunity since we want to go with someone who knows […]

We left Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgins Islands, last week for Grenada, on the Southern part of the Caribbean Sea. That was our first goal. However, the trip we expected for 4-5 days ended up with 8 days just for half way! Why? Because your plans always have to be flexible when you sail! This […]