We are always battling batteries and energy consumption onboard! Part of that is because we didn't fully understand consumption and charging, but that all changed when Dave and Sheri from Harley Dave n' Sons broke it down for us. This one is a bit more technical than our normal casts, but it is SO VERY helpful!! You wont want to miss it! 

We interview our friends BJ and Desiree who tell us about their first season on Island Pearl. They sail to the Bahamas but amongst the COVD-19 shutdowns they arrive 12 hours too late and aren't able to check in. On their way back stateside, they run into every problem imaginable including having to make a mayday call, which no cruiser ever wants to do. Despite all that they make it safely back to the US and they still love cruising!

We are very eager to leave Vero Beach but Tarka has other plans. Our prop shaft falls off the transmission and we are left altering our plans. We also talk about the time Bee got so drunk she wrote a High School Graduation Commencement speech. 

We interview Shelby this week! She grew up on a sailboat in the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale area. With parents considering raising their kids onboard it's fun to hear it from the kids perspective how being raised on a boat went. 

We make landfall in Florida and it is both disheartening and w wonderful surprise! After 7 days at sea  it can always be a little weird coming back into society. This COVID-19 shit made that even more insane. We let you know how it all went!

Things tighten up in Belize for cruisers and we decide we better get out before we can't. We make a last minute decision to make a 7 day passage to the States. Belize to Florida. Low on all provisions, we talk about why that was the right decision for us. 

We've touched on buddy boats before but we discussed all the benefits! What do you do when someone you're traveling with becomes a liability. Where do you draw the line? We experience just such a dilemma and we let you know how we handle it.  

COVID-19 and Sailing. I know you've all been sick of hearing about this shit, but we have to talk to SOMEONE! and you're that person. We let you know what we are thinking and some of the struggles we are going through. We're not even sure what the right decision is, to be honest. We'd love to know what you think, though! Contact us on our website at www.thelitzenbergers.com

With this whole virus and self quarantining it has us asking, what would be our skill sets in an apocalypse? Spencer sure has some ideas of what Breena would be good for.....