Southport, NC to Hilton Head, SC

We stayed at Bald Head Island marina 3 nights before leaving the Carolinas for Florida around noon on March 22. We had another fairly slim weather window for this trip that we wanted to take advantage of. However, once we were clear of Southport it was immediately apparent that the sea state wasn’t going to […]
First Year Sailing Catamaran Giro – FINAL installment

Welcome back! It has taken me almost half of a year to recap our first year aboard our sailing catamaran GIRO! Thanks for sticking with us… this is the final post on the subject… covering the last three months of our first year aboard. If you missed Part One, Two, or Three… or you’ve plain […]
Our Next Big Thing!
When Matt originally told me about his dream of sailing around the world, with our kids, I was seriously skeptical. I mean, who does that? Who quits their job, sells their possessions, homeschools their kids, and sails around the world? And so, he started sharing blogs with me… Family after family after family after family… […]
What’s up!!
It has been more than a month since I last blogged. Life has decided to take over. I coach both boys soccer teams (head coach for one, asst coach for the other.) We have soccer practice four times/week between the two teams. And two games every Saturday morning. In addition to soccer and my full-time […]
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Where the Heck Will We Go?
That is the burning question right now in our house… where are we going to move next spring? Originally, the idea to sell our house in April 2013 had three goals: Get us out of this enormous mortgage, so we could save more $$ for our RTW sailing adventure Get us out of this enormous […]