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You have stumbled upon a travel blog that chronicles the journeys of two nomadic professionals who live their lives by cycling between working their butts off in science and medicine and goofing around in a boat!
Here you can follow our journey aboard the spectacular 2017 Leopard 48 catamaran The Intrepid Jerry. In Nov 2025 we left the US for the Caribbean and made our way west through the Panama Canal in April 2026. We plan to explore the Pacific Ocean and beyond as we attempt to circumnavigate over 3-5 years.
Below you will find our travel map, blog, and information about our first voyage aboard The Amazing Marvin from 2015-2017.
Happy exploring!
Where is Jerry?
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
Last update: July 10, 2026
Jerry’s Journey:
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Tahitimaxxing
It’s time Mel gets out her thoughts about Tahiti in one of her long, rambling posts! Prepare for long sentences with lots of commas and a gazillion photos with informative captions! And many, many exclamation points! No punchy-perfect AI sentences…
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te mau motire meitetaki
The Intrepid Jerry is doing the cruiser thing of waiting for parts in exotic locations. Our autopilot will not reach the Gambiers until early July. Once we get Jerry ship-shape, which now includes having TWO entire autopilots and assorted parts…
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The Luscious Black Lips of Pina-Colada-Margarita
The Intrepid Jerry is currently anchored in Onemea Bay, Taravai, surrounded by the odd mixture of coconut palms and evergreen trees that march up the island’s low hills in rank-and-file order, with the palms consigned to the rear at the…
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It’s time Mel gets out her thoughts about Tahiti in one of her long, rambling posts! Prepare for long sentences with lots of commas and a gazillion photos with informative captions! And many, many â...Pretty sunset tonight! Mel has started downloading all of her thoughts about Tahiti for a future blog post. Meanwhile, she is using the last can of jalapeños and the last can of black beans to make white chicken enchiladas. The big downside of putting thousands of miles between Jerry and the Americas? After tonight, it will be harder to cook Mexican food! #peppersislife #cumincantfixeverything #mexicanfood
Mel and Greg have been too busy to post much lately. Their days are filled with boat projects to prep the boat for the imminent arrival of their visiting children. It looks like provisions will need to be reorganized ONCE AGAIN!
They have also had some fun tourist days attending the TA’URUA TUIFARA dance festival, hanging out with fellow cruisers from Drishti, Pinecone, and Could Be Worse, and finding fun restaurants and rooftop bars in Tahiti!
Enjoy some random pics tonight — Mel is posting since she can’t make dinner because the galley has no electricity . Alas, Greg is currently buried behind the electrical panel, rearranging the light switches to be less aggravating! 😅 “Less aggravating†to him, that is! 😬
