Part Two – ONE YEAR ABOARD

This is Part Two of our three-part, first year aboard, recap of our life aboard our sailing catamaran Giro from November 2016 – March 2017.  If you missed Part One (July – October 2016), click here. We left St. Petersburg on October 29, 2016 after enjoying our time in the city. We arrived at Marina […]

ONE YEAR – Life Aboard Sailing Catamaran GIRO

So yeah. We just recently celebrated our first year aboard. No big deal. We sold our home and our stuff and left suburbia ONE YEAR AGO and moved aboard GIRO to begin our sailing adventure. What an amazing year. To say that we’ve learned a lot this past year would be an understatement. To be […]

If everyone was jumping off a cliff, would you do it?

As a teenager, my dad used to ask me this question anytime I said, “But everyone else is doing it!!”  Wearing leggings, getting ears pierced, going on dates, staying out past midnight… all activities that I was never cool enough to do as soon as everyone else because my father would kill the argument with one question: “If […]

Stalled in Paradise

We aren’t supposed to still be in the Florida Keys. Oops! But of all the places to stick around for a bit, this seems like an ideal place to be. Where are we? Why are we still here? And will we ever leave?  Where are we?  We are currently in Marathon, Florida in the Middle Keys. Also […]

Effort

ef·fort noun a vigorous or determined attempt. “hammer birdhouses to country fenceposts in an effort to bring back the eastern bluebird” the result of an attempt. “he was a keen gardener, winning many prizes for his efforts” strenuous physical or mental exertion. “the doctor spared no effort in helping my father We spent the holidays […]