When they learned we were walking the Camino, old Canadian/British sailing friends we’d met in South America who now live in Portugal, contacted us about getting together when we arrived in Portugal.
Read MoreWe’ve met all sorts of cruisers out there. Some folks have sailed all their adult lives and it’s their lifestyle. Some young folks are taking a break from the work world and enjoying themselves for a couple of years. Some sailors, like us, retired early and have sailed off into the sunset. Yet others are families who have decided to travel with their kids for a few years and educate them along the way. Whichever cruising style you choose, it’s good to realize in advance how this will affect the type of boat you choose and your budget.
Read MoreWe mentioned that while living the “5-year plan”, our gift-giving mentality changed significantly. We tried to provide ourselves with incentives to keep on track. Instead of clothes, jewelry and weekend getaways, we gave each other gifts that would hopefully be useful once we began our cruising life and would keep us inspired as we worked through the action items of our 5-year plan.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
