Tough As Nails

Last Wednesday our really good friend, Zach Frank, flew from Atlanta to Florida and boarded Adagio to sail with us down the coast to Miami.  Marc met Zach in middle school and they were best friends for two years.  Then Zach moved to Cincinnati and Marc and Zach lost touch.  But Marc and Zach ran…

Haulin’ Out

We hauled out the boat and we are hauling out of the country again.  The last two weeks have been relaxing at times and busy at times.  As soon as we landed in the US in Fort Pierce, Florida, we headed across the Sunshine State to St. Pete Beach to visit with Marc’s parents at their condo. …

On Solid Ground

We are back!  The Konesco Crew arrived in Fort Pierce, Florida last Friday, June 20.  Marc estimated we would arrive at 6:30 am and we sailed in at 7 am.  Impressively close calculations!  But let me take a few steps back to a week and a half ago…   On Friday, June 13 we dropped Marc’s cousin Kelsey…

5 Month Interview

As part of homeschooling today, I decided to interview the kids and get their feedback on living on a boat for the last 5 months.  Additionally, Jen and I answered the questions.  Below is a  picture of their handwritten responses to work on their handwriting, and then I typed them into this blog.  Camden is taking after his…

Patience is a Virtue

So true indeed and one that I am continuing to work on.  As we continue with our journey, we are finding that we are waiting a lot these days…….. Waiting for the weather Currently, we are in Biscayne Bay south of Miami and just north of the Keys while we wait for a weather window…

New Friends and Cool People

We are three weeks into our journey and continue to meet a number of new friends and cool people.  Our dock neighbors: Ann and Dave: This couple is in the uber cool category.  They circumnavigated the world on a 7 year journey and are saving money to venture out again.  Both are very laid back…

Goals and first days …..

We are now 3 days into this journey as we moved aboard the boat this weekend.  We are having a great time and all are adjusting well.  We do need to watch our water usage as we have been using a ton.  Homeschooling is going great and Jen is doing an amazing job as the…