Where in the World are the Wiggins?

Haviland, KS USA We arrived back in Kansas, USA on Saturday, June 6. We picked up where we left off on our apartment construction, installing a large new Onyx shower and a split unit for heating and cooling the bedroom. We installed some shelves and hanging rods in the closet, painted and finished wall and door trim and then painted and hung doors for the bedroom and bathroom. In Early July we began our '2026 Visit The Kids' tour, first driving north and east to visit with ou

On March 22, 2026, we began our journey back to Greece. We left Wichita in the early morning, and flew to Chicago. It was like deja vu - our flight in Chicago was delayed, and unfortunately we missed our next connection to Athens. Once again we spent the night at a Newark hotel. On the evening of March 23 we departed from Newark, and landed in Athens on the morning of March 24. (2nd note to self, avoid that darn Chicago/Newark flight in the future)! Anyway, we had an uneven

Sunrise in Preveza When we last chatted, it was September 2025, the boat had been lifted out of the water, and we were still in Greece, waiting for our boat registration paperwork to be completed. We stayed in the lovely town of Preveza for several days, and since we can't sit still for long, we explored some of the surrounding areas while we were waiting. On Sept 19 we took a bus south to Lefkada, and wandered around the busy seafront. The bus drove right through the midd

When we last checked in, we were back in the US for a couple of months for our son Taylor's wedding. Before the wedding ceremony, Randy...

Sunspot Baby anchored at Ponza It was so good to be back on our floating home, and moving further south. We left Ostia on April 23, and...

While waiting patiently for the mechanic to complete the work on our electric engines, we made good use of the extra time and explored...

Anzio Commonwealth War Cemetery Anzio, Italy We returned to Italy from the US on March 5th. We spent a couple of weeks cleaning and...

Florida Sunset We flew from Rome to Chicago in late October, staying with our son Taylor in Davenport, Iowa. Our sailing friends from the...

Pisa While docked in Viareggio, we caught a train for a day visit to Pisa. What an amazing city! The Leaning Tower is definitely leaning,...

We arrived in Genoa from Istanbul, Turkiye several days ahead of the cargo ship carrying our boat. We decided to take a train north to...

While waiting for our renewed passports in Phuket, we stayed at a couple of different 'condo' places. We rented a motorbike to get...

Part 2 of 2 Rebak Marina, Langkawi Randy had a pretty extensive list of boat projects to be completed while we were still in Malaysia....

Part 1 of 2 We arrived at Ocean Marina in Pattaya, Thailand on December 15, 2022, after a 7 day sail from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our...

In early September 2023, we traveled from Thailand back to the US for the wedding of our daughter Rachael to her longtime sweetheart...

Note: 'Koh' or 'Ko' is the Thai word for 'island'. Koh Chang In mid-April, our friend Gary offered to sail with us south of Pattaya to...

Even though our boat came right from the factory, there were a few things that we wanted to modify to make it our own (ok, maybe more...

Sea Trials and Final Prep Once the boat was finished at the boatyard, it was moved to a different area of the river in Ho Chi Minh City...

Our Vietnam visas were valid for 30 days, so when they were getting close to expiring, we took a weekend trip to Cambodia. This enabled...

Things are different here. Actually, almost everything is different here. Here are just a few examples: Our apartment - its great - 2...

So many things needed to be done before we left. We had vehicles to sell (camper, pickup), a car and motorcycle to deliver, household...