We were off without much ado heading over the Sierras. California welcomed us with cloud-shrouded mountains, rain, and regular gas at $5/gallon. But when we saw all the California poppies in bloom, all was forgiven.
Read MorePart of the reason for camping so close to home the couple of nights was to determine if anything major was going to be a problem. If so, we were close enough to home to fix it. So far, one USB port was not working and a drawer needed adjusting. All good… we felt we could now head out in earnest.
Read MoreChoosing the best route to Alaska is not trivial nor is it an easy task. First of all, let’s define ‘best’ for the Just A Little Further crew. Is it the fastest? Nope! or the shortest? Nah! It’s as much about the journey as it is about the destination and we’re inclined to wander from the proscribed path if something interesting is off the beaten path a bit. So researching the possible routes and deciding upon the ‘best’ one for us takes a fair amount of time and consideration.
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.
