
A Girl & Her Boatload Stories
A not-so-serious travel, sailing, and yachting blog from someone who’s happiest with salty hair and no solid plans
Hi, I’m Nita!
A former financial auditor turned full-time sea creature. I was climbing the finance ladder like a good little adult until I took one breath underwater, fell in love with coral reefs, and decided that spreadsheets couldn’t compete with shipwrecks.
I took a 3-month sabbatical to figure things out, somehow landed a job on a boat, and never looked back. Now I work in the yachting world, spend more time barefoot than not, and write about all the strange, salty things that happen when your life takes a wildly unexpected detour.
This is Happily Roaming — part travel diary, part therapy, and all heart.
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See What They Said
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Fernando & Kate
“This was one of the best trips we have been on, it's not the cheapest, but worth every penny. Nita our Team Leader is wonderful relaying all the interesting info of what we were about to experience. From giant Fruit Bats flying out at dusk to feed to Komodo Dragons and Whale Sharks. At the end of each day we would talk about what a great day it was and how will they beat that, but they did each and every day. A well thought out itinerary for sure."
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Kim & Tom
“Nita was delightful, obliging, passionate about her work, a wonderful ambassador for Indonesia. She looked out for us while snorkelling, pointing out critters we would've otherwise missed. It was gratifying to see her donating water filters to the villagers and swim goggles to the kids from her own 100goggles project. She sent post-trip links to a digital "memory book" and Google photo album - good after-sales service that no other cruise operators in our experience provided.”
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Gemma
“The crew were fantastic - always smiling, friendly and happy to help, and Cruise Director, Nita, was extremely knowledgeable about the marine life. The scenery we sailed through was spectacular and every day threw up another memorable moment: swimming with whale sharks, snorkelling above manta rays, getting close up to komodo dragons, dancing on a bonfire-lit beach.....
I would highly recommend for anyone looking to get away from the crowds and experience the beauty of Indonesia” -
Max
“Crew are talented musicians and very friendly! Made is our favorite chief steward, he makes really good margaritas and will pull jokes with us. Nita, the cruise director, is very knowledgeable of the area and passionate about protecting the sea with her goggles project for children. Her nightly briefing was something that we always look forward to as she always had some fascinating stories up her sleeves."