Jan 30/31

I always said Id go back to cruising.

Sitting on the plane headed to JFK from Seattle, having left the “family” we love for new adventures, it allows you time to reflect on so many things.

We are off to join a friend on his boat in Grenada. Time for a change in the pace of life. Opportunities opened and we grasped them. Scary. Enticing. Exciting.
We packed up the house in the last few weeks, everything we own shoved into a 12×12 tool room off our garage packed to the brim. We had some people who are in between houses who wanted to rent our house while were away , organized, DE cluttered, sold or loaned out extra things that we didn’t really need anyways, and packed a few bags to bring with us. We enjoyed the love of our family and friends, we shed some tears, hugged our people and… here we are, on the eve of something new.

Not completely new for me. But for Darren it is. He’s never had an extended time off work. Never not-worked. He’s holding up well, considering these things.

I’ve cruised before. I loved the life it gave me and my kids, and I always said id go back, given a few different circumstances. This time is different. Darren and I get along very well, we have a loving respectful relationship and we love finding and sharing adventure in what we do. Not on our own boat… not on our own- just the two of us, but we will be cruising with someone we hardly know, although it seems like we’ve known him for ages. It’s been just a few short months since we’ve met. Well sort of met… we’ve only talked on phone, Facebook and Skype, never ACTUALLY met in person. Ya, sure.. we will jump on your boat with your for a while sure.. why not?

Some may call us crazy, most are in full support of our choice. You only live once, and with all that we have endured in the last few years… its time for a change.
Lets see where this NautiKel Adventure brings us.
Bring it on!

Next post, arrival in Grenada and getting FMD ready for launch.