“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” — Ibn Battuta If there is one thing I have learned about this lifestyle we have chosen, it is that I will have stories to tell for a lifetime. In any single day, incidents, accidents, amazing sights and discoveries, add to my…
Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” Eleanor Roosevelt Unless you’ve walked in our shoes, or should I clarify, lived aboard a boat, it would be difficult to imagine our life. I try to share the reality of it all, the good, the bad, the…
“one of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.” Jimmy Buffet I love using quotes to begin my blog posts. As I’m perusing through interesting quotes about the topic I’m about to write on, I always find that one quote that…
We are going on week two in the harbor of Cascais, (pronounced cashk-eyes) Portugal. This was supposed to be a day or two stop, clearly illustrating the nebulous nature of any plans we make. Four years ago, when we sold our home and moved aboard our boat, my expectations for this sailing lifestyle were obviously…
“Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.” Kristin Armstrong As you move out of your personal comfort zone, what once made you uncomfortable or even frightening, can become…
“I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.” – Mila Bronit It was so exciting to sight land in Spain upon safely crossing the Bay of Biscay. It was our first European mainland landfall on our voyage thus far. I was finally getting to visit a part of…
Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly… but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED. ― Mandy Hale The gentle hum of the engine sounds in the background as I sit here writing this post. Ahead of us lies the last 6 or so hours before we make landfall in Spain….
“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”– Rikkie Rogers The day we finally cast off the docks and began our circumnavigation was certainly a monumental moment in our lives. Casting off the lines after spending a year and a half delayed from…
“Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one’s self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.” – Thomas Hughes Our circumnavigation has been on hold for the past 18…
“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.” Paulo Coelho We…