Finally! Our first weekend, destination trip to Galveston, TX. We had been planning the trip for months, it seems, only to have one thing after another go haywire. First it turned from a family vacation into hanging out with friends. Then the engine decided to go out a few weeks prior after a day…
That storm really threw a wrench into things didn’t it. Well, after a few unplanned weeks traveling Arkansas, we’re somewhat back to our routine here on the beach. First of all we really want to thank John and Eva Bailey, and Jonathan and Jill Brown for allowing us to crash at their houses and…
After years of clicking through thousands of photos of sailboats on various websites, Shannon and I were finally able to step from the virtual world into reality. Last Friday, we rolled out of bed at 4:15, gathered Pete and some clothes, and took off to catch the 5:30 Ferry to Galveston. We had scheduled visits…
In case you didn’t know, it is hard to find a sailboat in the landlocked state of Colorado! When Justin and I had this crazy idea a few years back about heading to the coast and finding a Sailboat, we didn’t quite know what we were getting into. If anyone knows me, you know…
Wow, where have the last four months gone? I’m not real sure, but a lot has happened in that time. Hopefully this will serve has a catch up, and we will start keeping you more up-to-date with more frequent updates again. So, what have we been up to? Well, mostly we’ve been sailing and…
Since Pete was adopted in 2005, he has had to make quite a few adjustments in his life. He was adopted in Birmingham, Alabama and has since lived in Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado and now Texas. He has been able to camp and hike in the Ozarks of Arkansas, Wasatch Range of Utah…
Shannon and I had our last sail of 2017 on Friday. The weather has been essentially terrible over the last few weeks. So finally, when the rain cleared up, we untied Nymeria from the dock and set off for a cold, winter day sail in the Galveston Bay. After getting out of the channel…
It’s now been a month in Texas, we’re on the Bolivar->Galveston ferry again to head to Kemah to look at some more sailboats. It feels like we ride this ferry a lot these days. There’s really nothing on Bolivar Peninsula. There’s only one decent store at all, and it’s a combo grocery and hardware…
Hey, we’ve had a few mimosas this morning, lets offer half what they are asking. Whats the worst that could happen? That’s how we bought our RV. A few months earlier Shannon and I were still working out our plans to move to the coast and start our boat search. where we would live…
