2016 Gulf Crossing – The Journal, Day Two
Have you read Day One of Gulf Crossing – The Journal? If not, click here… Day Two: ZZIINNGG!! [FYI… We have zero pictures from Sunday morning because, well, we were still recovering. So, here’s a cool pic that Matt took of our compass.] Michelle: Early morning, we contemplated every scenario… we can’t keep going if the weather is […]
2016 Gulf Crossing, The Journal – Day One
We left Texas! Yee-haw!!! It took us 5 days (and some change) to get to Florida, and we motored almost the whole way (don’t kick us out of the sailing club yet!) However, for our FIRST ocean/ gulf crossing as a family, and with lots of nervous parents and friends watching – we thought it better […]
80 Days Living Aboard – 8 of our Favorite Things
Before we get to our favorite things… first things first – GIRO is a sailing vessel again! Can I get a whoop-whoop!? We took her out for a spin this past weekend and it was as glorious as I remember. You know, since the last time I hoisted the sails. More than a year ago. During our week-long […]
We Launched, But Are We Sailing Around the World Yet??!!
When we set our launch date as June 20, we did it based on the sale of our house. We thought our boat would be fixed by this date after our lightning strike in March. We gave that date to the contractor dude… Have everything fixed by June 20. But the closer we got to launch day, […]
Expectations vs. Reality
Life is funny. We all walk around with certain expectations about things. Sometimes without even realizing we have formed them. Our subconscious creates them. Have you ever been to a movie that was hyped up so much before you saw it that you walked out of the theater thinking, “that was good, but it wasn’t […]