Running away to sea
02/03/2017

Running away to sea

I’ve been thinking about my incredibly strong urge to up and leave.  Ever since Matt reintroduced  “The Dream” into our lives a few weeks ago, I’ve been so excited that I feel like I have ants in my pants.  Sometimes I get so full of the compulsion to…

Challenges, Living aboard, Planning
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …
23/06/2017

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …

This has been a week of contrasts.  It’s the end of Term 2 in Australia, and the start of the 2-week winter hols.  This was the last week of school for Tilly and Sasha and the last week of me working at their school. This school is…

Challenges, Planning
Overwhelm
27/06/2017

Overwhelm

We are T-26 (where T = moving aboard day).  Now that I am officially unemployed, I have been throwing myself into Getting Rid of Stuff.  I’ve been packing non-essentials like pictures and photo albums, sorting out/donating clothes and selling stuff on Facey or filling boxes…

Challenges, Kids on boats, Living aboard, Planning
More setbacks
08/07/2017

More setbacks

Matt and I both know that pretty much anything to do with boats gets delayed, takes longer and costs more than you expect.   So we  were  annoyed – but not surprised – when the boatyard called this week to say we weren’t being hauled out next…

Challenges, Planning