If someone reading this page could take nothing else off our website, please know that we believe the power of the outdoors and slow travel with our kids.
Follow us to continue to read our story or ask us questions if you need advice. I’m no expert at much of anything, but we managed to buy a sailboat and keep her afloat, drive a 40ft skoolie around the US and now travel out of our Adventure Base. And we’re going to continue to muddle through it as we roll along.
If we could buy a decent boat without a lot of money for upgrades, most anyone else can do it.
As a kid, I spent 5 years on a CT-41 Ketch cruising Central America, doing what most can’t or won’t imagine. This fueled my imagination, jump starting creativity and giving me experiences I can’t ever replicate.
Fast forward through the boring stuff…(I started working after college) and never stepped back onto a sailboat for over 25 years.
But adventure always seemed to follow me (it’s a mindset) and I found that climbing, mountaineering and adventure travel fit.
After some intense experiences on various business trips and having already visited a bunch of different countries; something inside me knew that cruising and a cruising sailboat with my family was going to happen.
After three years of research and negotiation, we bought a boat (2014)! and in 2017 we sold that boat.
In February of 2018 we bought another sailboat. In April of 2018 we sold our home and moved most of our stuff into permanent storage. In July of 2018 I retired and we moved onto the boat (as a family)permanently.
YES, we lived on the dock till November of 2019. Don’t be surprised when you see posts about me sewing, cooking and taking care of our kids. This is life and I’m not apologetic. I’m not a totally evolved househusband, but I love doing what I did to prep the boat for cruising. Between 2019 & 2023 we cruised Mexico and Central America (during Covid).
We sold Tulum-5 in Panama in early 2023. We bought our skoolie in early 2023 and decided to see the US slowly…driving a 40ft skoolie around the US with the kids, ALL the stuff we owned in life, the Great Dane and the Cat. It was an adventure.
In summer of 2023 we decided we needed an adventure base for the family and we bought a (very) small ranch property that has proven just right for us. The family expanded to include another rescued cat, rescued snake, another Great Dane puppy and two adopted donkey’s.
We’re still traveling slowly with kids, but a bit of work and school is on the agenda now.