Passing the one year mark

9/14/15
Southport NC
Posted by Bill

Well today marks one year since we left our home dock and started cruising full time. Time does fly when your having fun! So far it has been the adventure of a life time. When we left we had a general goal to make it to Florida and maybe the Bahamas for the first year, but if anyone asked what our plans were, we always said “not to be cold anymore”. We achieved all of those things. We also said that we would continue doing this until it wasn’t fun anymore, and we are looking forward to the next year! It hasn’t been without it’s challenges…rough weather, shoaling, currents and tides, boat maintenance. But, the rewards have far exceeded the challenges. We are no longer novice cruisers and have graduated beyond newbie!! It is amazing to think of what we have experienced and learned in one year.

Here is a picture from the day we left:
Departure 2014

And here we are just last week at Lockwoods Folley Inlet…not much worse for wear!:
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Initially we had intended to cruise down the eastern Caribbean island chain for our second year, but after cruising the central and northern Bahamas, we wanted to go back and cruise down the southern chain of keys. We have sailed several times in the Virgin Islands, and after being in the Bahamas, we are not sure it is worth going further. That being said…I think Cuba will be our target for the year following this one. We want to check it out before the rest of the world screws it up.

Thanks for following us via this blog. I am amazed at how many people are reading it…never expected it. I still get a load of crap for not keeping it up as often as I used to. Stay tuned. Once we get moving again I’ll have more to share.

So far this week we got the secondary anchor locker cleaned out and the fuel filters cleaned/changed. We also redid the stitching in the sacrificial leach of our genoa (front sail), which wasn’t even on the official list of stuff to do. It was a pain in the ass, but we got it done! Thanks to our friends John and Mary Ann for letting us use their truck and driveway, it made it so much easier!:
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We also got all of the stuff ordered that we needed for the boat to get the other projects done. Just a few more weeks!!

4 thoughts on “Passing the one year mark

  1. Viviyan Lee

    Keep us posted about Cuba. Joe and I want to go next year if we can go for about 4 days. I understand now it is governed for 9 days on an education basis. Viv and Joe.

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  2. Mark & Jan

    Congrats on your 1 year anniversary! Looking forward to cruising with you for at least a portion of your upcoming travels.

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