Tag: Planning

Sea Trials

With our live aboard crew safely tucked away on their boat, expectations were high for the the three days of scheduled training.  Unfortunately, what our crew learned is they had more work to do before they were ready to go anywhere. Captain Chris and… Continue Reading “Sea Trials”

Honey, Who Shrank the Boat

Eric here reporting on our adventurers.  They finally left the safety of their Texas surrondings and headed to Florida.  They left on Monday, June 15th about 1400.  Something about loading the Jed Clampet mobile, dropping some more stuff off at storage, and running several… Continue Reading “Honey, Who Shrank the Boat”

Time to buy a Boat

After years of looking at boats on line, it was finally time to get serious and find a boat.  As with most things in life, when you are ready, the right person just seems to show up out of no where.  So it was… Continue Reading “Time to buy a Boat”

Texas Hold’em

You may have heard, seen, or actually played a card game called Texas Hold’em. In the game there comes a point at which one player pushes all the chips to the center and announces ‘ I am all in’. Then the fun begins. Basically,… Continue Reading “Texas Hold’em”

A Timely Call

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.     Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) From the time that our adventurous couple learned of the Loop back in 2011 till July 2013, loads of water passed under the bridge of life. And… Continue Reading “A Timely Call”

Planting the Dream

Back in 2011, the ‘would be skipper’ was working at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.  As part of his professional development, he decided to participate in an INPO review visit at the Clinton Power Station in Illinois.   While on this trip, the ‘would be… Continue Reading “Planting the Dream”