On 12/27/10 the truck loaded 750 lbs. of things we thought we could not live without. (we'll see) And today is my last official day of work! On 01/07/11 we will arrive in St. Thomas, VI, take the ferry to Roadtown, Tortola & spend the first night in our new home, "Island Spirit." We've had [...]

many ask where we'll be & what we are going to do. We have no definate plans. (by Tom)

The crew.. Tom & I are in our early 40's (very young!) and Savannah is our beautiful 7 yr. old daughter. Slugger, Lexie & Beetlejuice are the furrier side of the family I refuse to leave behind. We love the ocean, sun & sailing. Quite simply, we are a family that is in need of a change so we [...]

decided to, "sell it all," buy a sailboat and live the cruising lifestyle. For the next 5 months you'll find us nestled in a bay somewhere in the Virgin Islands living "off the hook."