Moving Day!
Today was BIG! We loaded everything we brought with us into Sojourn and made our way to Palm Cove Marina. The crew at the marina used the biggest forklift we’ve ever seen to put Sojourn in the water. After that our day seemed to disappear as we showed our belongings, added the Thule roof rack, and b...
Road Trip Day 4
Yay! We have arrived! We are happy to say that our efforts to avoid the winter weather paid off. The blue pins in the screen shots were are locations at the time of the map - we stayed firmly between the storms! The weekend will be spent unpacking and provisioning Sojourn, then we will have her put...
Road Trip Day 3
Day 3 was intended to be shorter and more relaxing. Our decision to avoid the Saint Louis traffic by taking a slightly slower route, led to 50 miles on the narrowest two lane highway ever. That was followed by miles of “red “on Google Maps. By the end of the day, Jack had been behind the wheel just...
Road Trip Day 2
We were determined to drive as far as possible during daylight hours to be sure that we stayed in front of the big winter storm that was approaching from the west. With that in mind, we were up and on the road before the sun - which meant we were treated to a beautiful sunrise. By sunset we had been...
Road Trip Day 1
We are on our way! We woke up to a bright, sunny (and chilly) day; just perfect for a drive. After a quick breakfast with our friends, Laura and George, who have been our wonderful hosts for the last three days, we stowed my Subaru, hopped in the truck and hit the road. There was very little traffic...
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow!
Friday, we moved out of our apartment. We are not sure whether that means we are homeless, or that Sojourn is officially our home. Our first ever “Go or No-go” decision was a no-go due to weather. After looking at the weather forecasts, we decided that we needed to winterize Sojourn. That accounted...
"It is Getting Real!"
Yesterday, we moved most of our clothing for the Loop on board. I know it seems like a little thing, but the idea that we are "moving aboard" felt more real than ever before. We have also been customizing Sojourn. Yesterday we finished installing a shoe storage space in our cockpit. Every little bit...
Brrr!
Several days of snow combined with below zero temps and wind, have convinced us that it really is time to head south!
Life-sized 3D Tetris Game
Today I felt like I was playing an extra large Tetris game in 3D. I worked for several hours on how to store spare parts and supplies in our bow cubby. I finally have the right combination of bins and travel cubes, with a little room for more! Tomorrow I get to reassemble our berth.:)
Less Than 3 Weeks!
It has been hitting home lately that we are setting out on our Great Loop adventure in just two and a half weeks. We are working hard at the warehouse organizing our belongings so that everything will fit when we move out of the apartment and hit the road. For the last few months, we have been measu...