A Storm, a Sailboat, and a SUP…
… all go on Spring Break together… Our first full week aboard GIRO since Mosquito-gateTM, and we have another badass story to tell. It was Spring Break 2016… and we were excited to spend our days lounging on the boat fixing everything on our to-do list, sailing in the wind getting the eff off the dock, and embracing […]
The countdown is ON!
Check out our new countdown counter on our blog! As of today, we have 96 more days on land! EEEK! Our official launch date is set – June 20, 2016. On Friday, we signed the contract to sell our house. Holy cow. It is so effing real now. Matt wasn’t sure we should post anything for […]
12, 18, 16
12 The number of years Matt and I have been married! Today is our anniversary. In the last 12 years, we have: lived in four homes lived in three cities raised four kids (two from Matt’s previous marriage – now all grown up teenagers!) survived two custody battles owned seven pets: six dogs and one […]
“Plan” is a four-letter word
Matt and I just spent a good part of our morning/afternoon “planning” our route when we take off next summer. We’ve come to learn that planning and sailing rarely go well together… But we know we want to cruise the East coast of the U.S. while Matt is still working full-time with his current job. […]
We survived Sail School!
WARNING: THIS IS THE LONGEST POST EVER. I’ve been dreading writing this post. Mostly because I didn’t want to be re-traumatized by the week aboard our new-to-us boat. But for your entertaining pleasure, I will recap the week. Background – we are still undercover on the whole “we are quitting our jobs to sail around […]