So how did this big trip come about? You may ask .... have we always planned to sail around the world? In a nutshell, not exactly. In typical Dransfield fashion, there is nothing quite like a project and nothing quite like a project with a tight timeframe. To cut a long story short, it has been 3 months since Hels' big birthday at which it was announced we would go on a big sailing adventure. In that time, JD has finished work, we have bought a boat in Croatia, entered the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) and planned a trip. We have now done a bunch of sailing courses, bought a bunch of boat equipment, spoken to a bunch of sailing friends, packed up a house, enrolled the kids in Distance Education and in 3 weeks time we will set off on our big lifetime adventure. All very exciting ... naturally a bit daunting ... but heh you only ever live once and pre-kids we used to be quite adventurous in our lives. Lately, living in our gorgeous house in beautiful Curl Curl it is now time to break out and have a year off!! Bring it on we say!!