At long last, it's time to return to the upfit of Blue. We plan to leave for our first trip on May 1st – a mere 4weeks away - so we've pared the list of projects down to those that are essential and/or which can be completed in the remaining time. We've decided that as long as we have a reasonably comfortable bed in Blue, we could get by initially, if need be, with camping gear and public toilets.
Read MoreWhen we bought our Las Vegas house, it came with an old, leaking spa/hot tub which we removed, leaving an even uglier, barren cement pad. After wincing every time we looked at it during the past two years, we all finally agreed on a deck plan, and my brother Paul and I set to work. The project took waaaaay longer than expected (what else is new?) but we all like the result.
Read MoreJeff says ... Marcie, for the ultimate in savings you should have had David make an antenna. Easy to do (just a piece of coax cable) and they work well in areas with strong signals. I made one for Megan in Madison and it works great.
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.
