We left San Francisco on February 10, 2010 with a plan to head south to Mexico and then make the innocently named "puddle jump" to the South Pacific (!!) this spring. From there, who knows?!?!?!? Maybe Fiji? Australia? New Zealand? For now, we're just thrilled to finally be out at sea! 
* It was pretty stormy here the last couple of nights. Well, as stormy as the bay area can get seeing as how there’s never any lightning or thunder or crazy wicked thunderheads… so by “stormy” I mean windier than normal with a little bit of rain. Anyway, it was our first time sleeping in […]
Entries Tagged as 'Preparing for the trip'
Tidbits
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Boat Work, First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Tags: baking·Domestic Goddess·friendships·home·storms·tidbits·weather·Woman on a Boat
BOAT TOUR!
January 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Boat Work, First Mates, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
I know it’s hard for most people to imagine how we live in such a *ridiculously* small place. I just measured the boat (i.e. I asked Matt) and our living space is effectively 30 feet long by 12.5 feet wide. Yeah – it’s small. I know that tonight probably isn’t the best time to take […]
Tags: downsizing·home·Moving·Woman on a Boat
2010 – The Year of the Bins
January 4th, 2010 · 7 Comments · First Mates, Funny, Life on the Boat, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
It’s New Years Day and I’m standing in the doorway of our near empty studio apartment looking at Matt. I can feel Matt seething with annoyance as he precariously balances two overflowing cardboard boxes, a paper bag, a blanket, my backpack, and two sets of over-the-door hooks on our little hand cart. “We didn’t have […]
Tags: Bins·downsizing·getting rid of stuff·Marriage·Moving·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
The Good, the Bad and the $740 we spent at Costco
December 27th, 2009 · No Comments · About Money, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew
First things first, a belated Merry Christmas to all!! We had a great Christmas with my mom down in Bako but were a bit sad that we missed the WHITE CHRISTMAS in New Jersey. We’ve spent the last two Christmases with Matt’s family in NJ and, each time, I’ve begged and pleaded with the Big […]
Tags: food·groceries·happiness·Holidays·regrets?·San Francisco·Woman on a Boat
Weak Knees :(
December 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments · About Money, Boat Work, First Mates, Oh Crap., Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Every once in a while someone will make a comment about how relaxing our lives must be now that we’re going into a period of not working and just “hanging out” on the boat. Yeah, wouldn’t THAT be nice. We’ve suspected for a while that there was a major structural repair needed on the boat, […]
Tags: accomplishments·setbacks
ALL IN. (almost)
December 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Pirates!, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Today was my last day of work. I still can’t believe Matt and I are quitting our jobs when the economy is in the dump. But, then again, what better time to leave the country??? At work I am known for writing funny emails. They’re largely about all the ridiculous situations in the office *insert […]
Some feminine touches for the boat
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Boat Work, Preparing for the trip
Matt is out of town for work and so boat projects have come to a grinding halt. The projects these days now involve stuff that really only Matt can take care of – electrical wiring, etc. So, in an effort to pretty up Syzygy and make her a bit more comfy and cozy for us, […]
Tags: happiness·sewing·Woman on a Boat
30 Day Notice
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · First Mates, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Today I sent in our rent along with our 30-day notice that we’ll be moving out at the end of the month! We are no longer counting down months, we’re counting the DAYS!
Change is in the air, and I’m thankful for it!
November 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Introspection, Life Lessons, On Faith, Preparing for the trip, The beginning
Among the thousands of things I have to be thankful for, the one that is standing out a bit more right now is – CHANGE. Of course, most of the time, I only like change when there is a “guaranteed” benefit for me, but I would also say that, in general, I just like it […]
Tags: Faith·happiness·Introspection·passion & purpose·thankful
We have a crew!
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · First Mates, Preparing for the trip, The beginning, The Crew
I haven’t gone into too many details about WHO will be going on the sailing trip with us other than me and Matt because, honestly, that question brings up so many complicated issues and we didn’t really know and we still sort of don’t know who the crew will be for the majority of the […]
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