Author Archives: marcuseich

Mid April is the time when the new season for the marina starts, so a lot of boats leaving and arriving. Since most of the marinas were closed until last week, no new boats came but some left already. So … Continue reading →

Last Friday we received very sad news that the husband of our helper and Julia passed away due to the COVID-19 virus. Even that we taking all necessary precautions and trying to stay positive, we will be reminded how real … Continue reading →

What a difference….. Easter 2019 celebrating with our NY / NJ friends in person on our boat Easter 2020 spontaneous zoom catch up with friends from our Singapore days This time Easter we celebrated over 5 time zones (Wyoming 7am, … Continue reading →

In the last two weeks we were so busy, we couldn’t believe it. I had to finish up some work for the bank, before leaving and Jolanda got a new exciting client which we think has a lot of potential. … Continue reading →

Just before all the COVID-19 craziness brought our lives to a hold, we got the chance to fly to Bermuda to bring back Arabella, a 157-foot mega yacht, to Jersey City. We were concerned that we get in and out … Continue reading →

A few years ago Jolanda was diagnosed with high calcium and high PTH. In the long term this condition would be damaging to her bone density. After a 2nd and a 3rd opinion – she finally decided to schedule a … Continue reading →

Last year we started our biggest projects on the boat yet. We wanted to get our generator running again. Unfortunately the survey did not tell us that the generator did not produce any electricity. See (5) on http://marcusandjolanda.com/home-improvement-update/ Thanks to … Continue reading →

Have you ever ……. felt that you experience in weeks more than usually in a year? I definitely feel that way as I’m looking back since we got back from our holiday vacation from Germany / Switzerland to visit family … Continue reading →

Exciting year with a lot of challenges – and memories we never will forget. Grateful for our experiences and what we have and ready for the changes we want to take on in the new year Rollercoaster year – our … Continue reading →

The last few months were filled with celebration of the season. A lot of birthdays, thanksgiving and holiday events.