This weekend we went to see Stephen play his bass in a concert, he was awesome! On the way to Greenville, Melanie and I discussed boat stuff as usual. It seems like there are always real world responsibilities that could prevent such a move onto a boat that creep into our conversation. We have 3 kids, all of which will be in college soon. We have older parents. We have friends here. We have all the worldly items most families have. We have each other!
One wrong event in any combination of the above could prevent us from making the move into a different life style. One topic that hovers around is the opinion: Can we make it or not? Well, We decided that the only thing that could hold us back was us. You can always find a reason not to do anything. Can't get married until you save more money. Can't have kids until we become more mature. ( funny-seems like our kids are mature than us) Can't do whatever until.....
That was a moment in the car that we said, "Lets make our plans and make this happen". I am sure it it wont be the last moment we have along the way.
Our family is very supportive and now we have one follower on our blog! Look out world, here we come!
Now you're just trying to embarrass me! Share your thoughts on choosing a proper cruising boat for your adventures.
ReplyDeleteI think we prefer a cat but have ruled that out due to cost.
ReplyDeleteWe have looked at several boats so far, Cost between 50k and 70k. I would like to be prepared to buy a boat that someone cruising is ready to give up; therefore the boat is more likely to be equipted like we will use it. Length of boat we think should be 32-40ft. Keep hearing less is better but we have felt comfortable on about 36ft. We have 2 years before we can leave; however I would like to find a good boat within the next year to get it ready. For now, we will keep getting on boats to find one we like. I hope we will know the right boat when it comes along.