David is still working on Blanche, but most of my house projects and tasks have been completed. Though there will certainly be last-minute chores to handle, I’m now beginning to concentrate on getting ready for the trip. Needless to say, I’m excited. I’ve been making lists for weeks, now I’m in scavenger mode to hunt and gather on the items on the list.
Read MoreOf all the upgrades David has been making to Blanche, the new mule bags that he installed are right up there with the most useful and beneficial of all. He installed four mule bags, two hanging bags providing three cubby spaces for each of us above our respective sides of the bed and I absolutely love them.
Read MoreLoving Mother Earth is easy to talk about, but more difficult to do. I think most people, and that includes us, want to reduce pollution, insure clean water, reuse, re-purpose and recycle, use less energy, etc. … all the key components of making Earth a better place for us and our progeny to live. We want to do it until… well, until it’s inconvenient or it costs more or it interferes with our plans. Then we kind of conveniently forget all about it. So as another Earth Day rolls around, I thought I’d reflect on maybe trying a little bit harder in the future.
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.
