Our Story
Justin and I live for adventures. Neither of us grew up in Colorado but were both drawn to the varied landscapes and activities that were all within a short drive from our home in Durango, Colorado. Together, we began to plan for the future and dream of the bigger adventures. Justin had this idea of buying a sailboat after he retired and I asked “Why wait?” In the Summer of 2015, we got married and later took sailing lessons in Thailand in our plan to escape to the water.
In the summer of 2017, we put the house up for rent and sold most of our belongings and headed to the Texas coast in our RV. Lopa, our Husky, asked to stay in the Utah mountains with Justin’s dad while Pete, our hound, came along for the ride. Unfortunately, Pete’s adventuring days in Texas were short and he went over the rainbow bridge in August of 2018. Our adventuring buddy is still very missed.
Once our search for a sailboat began, it only took 3 months to find her! A Valiant 32 which we renamed Nymeria. We sold the RV and moved on board in November of 2017. We continued to work full-time and live aboard Nymeria in Kemah, Texas, which is just off the Galveston Bay. Though she was a solid and well maintained vessel, Nymeria was built in 1985 and was due for updates, upgrades, and typical boat maintenance. Except for a 7 month stint where we were saying our farewells to Park City, we spent our free time getting Nymeria ready to head out of Texas. We had planned to depart a few times but finally left Galveston and set out into the Gulf on January 4, 2023. We hope you will follow along with our next adventures!
4/12/2024 Update:
We’ve put almost 4,000 nautical miles under our keel since January of 2023. We’ve visited visited 9 different states along the Gulf and up the East Coast. We’ve made it as far north as Annapolis, MD and are currently enjoying the Abaco Islands in the Northern Bahamas. We’re slowly making our way back to the states and hope to go further north up the East Coast for the summer. Even if this crazy adventure has to end tomorrow, we are eternally grateful to have this experience.
