It’s amazing how a few simple words can change your life as they did for us on the 28th April 2010 at 1.14pm, when Hugh had the foresight to send an email with the subject Long term goal 3–7 years asking:

Think I'd like to take a year off and sail around the world, will you come with me?

Eleven months later we are only a week out from starting our adventure. I’d be lying if I didn’t say we’re a little excited. Planning for the trip has been great fun. We exhausted multiple spreadsheets, budgets and on/off moments until we knew around Christmas that the financials might actually work.

While the adventure will be priceless, for fun or for the challenge, we plan to do the trip cost neutral. Ask us in two years if that transpired.

We have been busy doing courses, selling belongings and buying equipment with parcels arriving both in Athens and Potts Point every other day. Items include folding bikes, remote controlled autopilot (uninterrupted sun baking on the foredeck while boats pass by) and even a washing machine.

Why wait 3-7 years when we can have much more fun now. Goodbye friends, family and Australia - we will miss you.