Blog from Your Houseboating Experts

Explore the St. Johns River aboard one of our houseboats and you will experience Florida light years removed from the glitter of Disney World. A cruise upon the St. John’s is a return to original natural Florida, appearing much as it did when Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings explored the St. John’s in the early 20th century. Click to learn more

If you are looking for a desert houseboat location with gorgeous water and breathtaking rock walls, we’ve got just the place for you. Actually, we have 2 of them! Choose between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave in southern Nevada and experience 2 of our jewels of the desert. Click to learn more

Are you looking for a vacation spot that offers the best of nature, relaxation, and adventure? A romantic weekend or a week of family fun? Shasta Lake has all of that and so much more. Click to learn more

The Erie Canal stretches over 500 miles along upstate New York and is known as one of the United States' greatest feats in engineering. Stone locks, lift bridges and guard gates used in the 1800's are still used to operate the canal today. The Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals are filled with history, architecture, hundreds of miles of scenic waterway with charming canal towns and trails for exploring. There's so much to do (and all to often... Click to learn more

The Erie Canal stretches over 500 miles along upstate New York and is known as one of the United States' greatest feats in engineering. Stone locks, lift bridges and guard gates used in the 1800's are still used to operate the canal today. The Erie, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals are filled with history, architecture, hundreds of miles of scenic waterway with charming canal towns and trails for exploring. There's so much to do (and all to often... Click to learn more

Kentucky's Lake Cumberland area offers many impressive natural wonders with a surprising abundance of waterfalls! Here is a list of some of the area favorites. Click to learn more

Ever heard of the 3 Day Effect? It boils down to this: your brain needs a break from technology and every day stresses; it takes 3 days in nature for your brain to relax. Because science. Click to learn more

Movies or books about the outdoors always inspire us. More often than not, the stories that unite us as a family or group of friends are those of something unplanned happening. Sometimes things go terribly wrong and it ends up being humorous, sometimes the story is one of moral courage, adventure, and survival. Whatever it is, these are the stories that get retold at family get occasions. Click to learn more

It is always the little things that create big memories! When I think back to my most memorable vacations as a child, I don't remember what I wore, what I ate, or the big fight that crazy uncle Joe got into with crazy uncle Tom. I remember the time we spent together. The things we laughed about. The songs we sang. The silly carefree behavior that my parents displayed when in paradise instead of work mode. Click to learn more

In my previous blog, “Houseboating with Infants- You can do It!,” we went over some do’s and don'ts regarding houseboating with infants. This year, our infant turned into a toddler and the houseboating game changed up a bit. Click to learn more