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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?
Offshore, departing Raiatea, French Polynesia, bound for Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Pacific Ocean
Last update: Sept 8, 2026
Jerry’s Journey:
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A Society Island Excursion With Your Intrepid Tour Guide, Jerry!
Cruisers gotta cruise. This truth about the nomads that make up our community is one reason why we weighed heavily the decision to go through the time and effort to extend our allotted 90-day visa to a full year in…
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Hotel Jerry
Mel hasn’t posted much lately as her role has been transformed from free-wheeling, blogging cruiser to Mom and concierge to four visiting Gen-Z’ers. To imagine what this is like, take the logistics required to live on a sailboat in a…
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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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Load moreWe had a lovely day of sailing today on the way to the Cooks! It was what Mel calls a “spaceship sail” — no one around, wind on the beam, Jerry soaring along at 8 knots and cutting through 5’ waves like butter. Oh my, mixed metaphors! Space butter?
Still getting used to the watch schedule!
Here’s a video of our last days in Raiatea before Allie flew home. Sniff. Space allergies! #spaceship #astronautsdontcryJust a quickie to say that the Burnetts are offshore once again! On Monday we said a sad goodbye to our daughter Allie, who left to spend a semester abroad in London. Tuesday morning we checked out of French Polynesia and are on a 3-day passage to…the Cook Islands! Mel is busy composing a post about our last days in French Polynesia. But for now, here are some pics of Raiatea! #aurevoirfrenchpolynesia
A Society Island Excursion With Your Intrepid Tour Guide, Jerry!
Cruisers gotta cruise. This truth about the nomads that make up our community is one reason why we weighed heavily the decision to go through the time and effort to extend our allotted 90-day visa to a full year in French Polynesia....
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Cruisers gotta cruise. This truth about the nomads that make up our community is one reason why we weighed heavily the decision to go through the time and effort to extend our allotted 90-day visa …
