I am Beverly and originally used this site for couch surfing and hosting. I am now married to Jimmy and we live on a sailboat a portion of the year and in North Carolina when not sailing. We have made a great community of people who also sail and I know couchsurfing has that same like minded community.

CURRENT MISSION
We are changing courses a little bit this year (March 2019) After 5 years sailing the winters in the Bahamas we are selling "Good Hope" and planning to switch to a trawler for the future. In between these two boats we will get more involved with Trusted Housesitters and do some land based travel when not in our home in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The Traveling Gees on facebook

Our Housesitting profile also has more recent references about us.
https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/house-and-pet-sitters/united-states/north-carolina/wilmington/l/114952/

ABOUT ME
After some years of inviting couchsurfers and travelers into my home and then meeting Jimmy we both traded houses on land for living on the water the last 7 years, we were living the dream on a sailboat. Sometimes life does work out like you plan. Life is good! Recently we have also gotten a small apartment in Wilmington NC to spend time with family and friends.

This site was set up years ago when I traveled and couch surfed alone. It was my salvation after the death of my first husband and is known to me as a great time of healing. So many couchsurfers hosted me in their homes and I also was host in mine. It soothed my soul.

Jimmy and I both love travel, adventure, and meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

Understanding differences and appreciating them...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed while in Europe, great experience. From Amsterdam, Vienna to Germany, down through Switzerland and back up to Paris - look at the friends I have found. When I had a home on land before I hosted and it was a great experience. I still am in contact with some of the friends I made during those years. This is a great way to go!

Interests

Photography, especially now trying to catch the dolphins swimming around and with the boat. Jimmy did dolphin research for 15 years off the coast of Georgia. We love sitting on the bow of the boat waiting for the sunsets. I still read a lot and my photography is changing as I spend more time on land. I would meet up with new people in each port we visit. We both enjoy the plans we make also with House sitting and living like a local when in an area and also giving back when taking care of someones homes and pets. Between those sits and spending time back with family and friends we hope to experience more couchsurfing now that we are land lovers again.

• photography
• boating
• traveling
• sailing
• swimming

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived and it is great!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Jimmy and I are very respectful of our home (and sailboat) and would also be respectful of your home, your time, and your friendship. Jimmy has Homeland Security Clearance and holds a Captains license. I have comments here from my previous couch surfing life that are positive. There are also references as a couple on the housesitting website, link above. Please feel free to ask any questions of us you would like. It is our hope to continue to expand the list of people we meet in life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Japan, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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