Dear friends and family, as of July 15 I’ll be making a major life and lifestyle change. I’m quitting my job of 23 years (well, mostly) and leaving Massachusetts. I’m joining Mark Norman aboard his (now our) lovely sailboat En Passant and we’re going cruising.

En Passant is a Kelly Peterson 44. She’s currently anchored off of Hog Island in Grenada. She’s already been around the world and is ready to go again with just a little tune up. Our immediate plans are for a loop around the caribbean - Curacao, Colombia, Cayman Islands, Cuba (lot’s of “C’s” on that list) and then back to Grenada. After that? Who knows. The south pacific appeals to both of us.

We’ll be keeping a blog so you can see where we’re going and what we’re up to. You can find it here: http://www.sailblogs.com/member/enp/. My posts to the blog will also show up on Facebook so you can also follow us from there. Nicole will be holding down the fort in Nahant and will always know how to reach us. David will stay in San Jose, at least for a while.

We’re always happy to have visitors so I hope to see some of you along the way. Until then, keep in touch. I’ll be missing you all.