We Made It! ... San Jaun Islands or Bust

 Our ultimate goal is to get to a point where we can live the free (not carefree as we will probably work harder but it will be for us) lifestyle of being full time live aboard cruisers on a sailing vessel with all of the trials and adventures that it brings, good and bad ... but we have worked so very hard to get to this stepping stone that it feels like quite an accomplishment in itself just to get here for now. We have had to dig ourselves out of a tremendous hole of debt and stress just to be able to by an old boat. Then spend two years fixing it up, learning to sail, buying safety equipment all while continuing to work ourselves out of the hole of what we thought was the "American Dream". Now we own the boat, our truck, and all other possessions other than a small car payment and are working on "OUR DREAM" ... to be debt free and living free! So anyway that brings me to the San Juans which has been our intended first step to dippin' a toe in the cruiser lifestyle since the beginning. We have our boat, our dinghy, everything to be self reliant and are heading to the Islands for 17 days ... no time schedule nowhere we have to be, just drop the hook when it feels right and leave when were ready ... woohoo!

  The San Juan Islands are a sunken mountain range full of incredible beauty, history, adventure and a little danger if your not careful. The currents and reefs require some careful navigation as we learned on our first trip up a few weeks ago which we have had time to evaluate and learn from. We are now ready to take this wonderful step on our voyage to "Freedom in Simplicity".


Capt. Carey

Wow! is that awesome or what ... although I think I'd rather be in the sailboat!