Wow! As I am writing the title I just realized that it’s been one year already we’ve owned our “Letitgo”. Indeed time flies and the learning curve is not flattening, along with this we are learning fast and moving in the right direction.
Because it is already a year without surprise our insurance is [...]
Since we landed back home and are slowly (ever so slowly) getting back to reality *V and I* have both realized how lucky we have been to be part of such a trip. As *R* was mentioning while underway, not many people get to experience this before their own take off, it was an awesome [...]
A photo is worth a thousand words! Guess what we are having for breakfast, lunch, and dessert, for the next few months?…. The only thing I didn’t capture is the essence of the excitement of * V* using her pressure canner for the first time! Although you really just need a [...]
We have family visiting during three weeks from Europe and part of the process is to explain the future plan. We don’t want to shock anybody or been cut out of the will right away do we.
The good thing is that they are used to us moving around and making major change every [...]
Everytime you get close to land, you need to understand you are entering a new world, and get ready to new adventures. Learn the basics of the language, the cost of various items, necessity and the custom of the far away land.
And this week was no different for us, a crash course we had. [...]
Yes I know my nerd side is taking over. Yesterday was a rainy day not much to do, so I started thinking after a conversation with an island Packet owner.
How do we evaluate the monetary aspect of a “bad” investment, meaning how to compare apple to apple when purchasing a boat?
Experience [...]
We are not cruising as you know, but we are spending money already on related items.
The books that we will be using for a long time, and taking on board. Courses we are taking that are directly in correlation with our future life.
So today I decided to update for the first time the [...]
On one of the sailing forums we read on a daily basis, you can sometimes find “pearls of wisdom”, in the middle of the politico/one track minded threads.
The first one today is a link to some great videos, a clear explanation of the term of sailing and a little more, very useful for our [...]
A good question, I may say. The kids, the business, saving, learning, family, age and health all those details that make the equation so fun and simple to figure out.
Yeah Right!!!!!! Time for a family meeting…..
The cruiser (definition one last time: people who have done it for real) who we [...]
Planning is the key word in this adventure and part of it has to be financial.
So today, I meet with a good friend, a certified financial planner and we review the different option for financing this trip of ours. He is a sailor too and it’s partially his fault if we are in [...]
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