With town names like Kitty Hawk, Nag's Head and Kill Devil Hills and long, sandy beaches, lighthouses and lots of tourist attractions, as well as historical significance, who could resist a visit to North Carolina's Outer Banks, known locally as OBX.
Read MoreWe still hadn't made any decisions to sell up and sail off. We hadn't even discussed it. We were far from thoughts of retiring. We decided, however, that maybe it was time to buy our own boat and keep it in the Florida Keys.
Read MoreI was eyeing our anchor a few days ago, trying to ignore how rusty the end of the chain was beginning to look. It wasn't working. The last time we used it was five months ago, and sitting unused , exposed to the elements all that time had taken its toll. As much as I would like to put off spending money on something as unexciting and mundane as anchor chain, doing something about those rusty links couldn't be postponed much longer.
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.
