When Jon told me of his dream to see the world while living aboard a sailboat, I fell in love with the idea immediately. I had always wanted to do something different with my life, but at the ripe old age of 24 I was starting to worry that my big adventure was never going to happen. Jon had been obsessed with the sailboat idea since high school; he even had a sailboat tattooed on his arm. But not having found anyone who shared this dream, at 28 he all but abandoned hope and signed himself up for the Navy. Luckily for both of us, we fell in love and Jon decided not to go to boot camp. Yes, it was really that easy and yes, I credit myself with saving his life. As we began to speak more freely about the possibilities for our future, the cruising life looked extremely appealing, and maybe even possible. I started reading from his library of sailing adventures and quickly became convinced that this is what I'd been waiting for. Jon didn't need to be convinced. But being a social w
After five years of saving and scheming, we quit our jobs and sold our house in Denver, CO. This is the story of our journey from Maine where we bought Baby Blue, down the US Atlantic Coast (offshore and ICW), through the Eastern Caribbean islands and back again from July 2014 - July 2016. We then returned to shore to build a tiny house, buy land, and have a baby! We're now raising our young son in Western North Carolina and planning our next big adventure.