On Thursday the 29th we got together with our friends the Saffers, and they surprised us with a cake to say “bon voyage!” It was a sweet sendoff for our…
We have been settling into the boat as our home over the last week. Some parts have been more fun than others! We got here on Friday night the 23rd,…
The week from Friday the 16th to Friday the 23rd was a big one for us! Cecelia turned 10 on June 20th, and we had a party for her in…
One of our wrap up tasks before we set sail was to drop our F-150 off in Michigan – Patrick’s brother is going to take care of the truck for…
The first weekend of June saw us heading back to Oestara, loading her up with as much of our stuff as we could, and wrapping up a number of remaining…
We arrived in Westbrook early Friday morning of Memorial Day weekend to find Oestara tied happily up near the fuel dock, with her mast finally in! What a relief. We…
Well, the rig sadly wasn’t in when we went up to the boat last weekend, but we got some cleaning done and other bits taken care of. The yard did…
Lots has been happening in the seven (!) weeks since our last post. Mostly purging. And packing. And purging. And more packing. It’s amazing how much stuff a family can…
T-minus 3-ish months until we shove off for a year afloat! It’s crazy to think we are <thisclose> to doing the thing we’ve been thinking about for so long. Here’s…