Update: Our Boat is on the hard these days at the Napa Valley Marina. We had some work to do which was better done on land so out it came. Now, we’re taking it apart in all directions and I look forward to the day it is put back together! We had some dry rot …
When we share our plans with unsuspecting friends and family, we get a blank stare and furrowed brow for about 5 seconds, and then the questions start flowing. They are all great questions and I decided to answer a few here in short form. Yup! Homeschool… or boatschool. No, I haven’t totally figured out the …
The word plan is used very loosely. So… please don’t hold us to it! We realize though, that friends and family want some kind of framework to put around our upcoming travels. They need a visual idea of what the heck we are planning to do. So… HERE IT IS!!! Timeline March 2015 Leave from …
The following is a fairly concise version of the last 10 years of our lives. We did a lot of preparation for our journey to come, even while daily life went along with all the normal activities, challenges and joys, there were many small and large sacrifices that were made. At times it seemed like …
Cameron and I met in our very first class (Viticulture 101) at UC Davis as transfer students into the Viticulture and Enology Program in the fall of 1999. In late 2000 we started dating and I got to know him, his history and his dreams a bit more. Traditionally, I’m a land locked lady. I …
When I was just starting to date my now husband at UC Davis, I had a feeling that he had a passion for sailing. I had no idea how far that passion would end up taking us. Cameron spent a good bit of time in Australia near Sydney during his formative years. He grew up …
For Sale – My Whole Life Starting a new life requires quite a purging in the old life… This is true for many many kids of life changes. In our case, it’s very tangible. There is some literal purging that is required in order to squash our lives (currently taking up 1,500 square feet plus …