Another boat show...

Just got home from the Miami boat show. We got to wander around the same model boat as ours, take some measurements & photos and shop for equipment the boat. We also got to ask our broker, Brian, lots of questions. He has been extremely helpful throughout this process. We know a couple Brians and I have dubbed our broker "Fun Brian" so there is no question as to which Brian is on the phone. Anyway, below is a shot of the Miami Marina with the Harbor Bridge in the background. It was our last night, and it was around 80 F. Beautiful.

But now we're back in the deep freeze - the low temp tonight is supposed to be -4 F, which by this winter's standards, really isn't THAT bad. Ummm.... next year this time, I expect to be staying in the Miami area at least for a couple weeks... before we sail somewhere else that is also WARM. No circumnavigation of Iceland for me! BTW - being a novice sailor at best, before buying this boat, foul weather gear for me would've included... well, I guess the kind of stuff I have to wear for at least the next few weeks around here - snow boots, gloves, a heavy winter coat.

Motivation

A lot of people ask us why we're leaving our home, family, friends, etc. I respectfully submit this photo. That's our dock at the bottom left of the photo. You'll notice it's covered with snow and surrounded by ice. Enough said.

Factory Exit

We have recieved official word that our boat will be exiting the factory on May 5, 2008. That puts it in Annapolis by sometime early in June, which is a little later than we originally expected, but it works out for the best.

Epic Journey

We have been to a few boat shows over the last couple of years and found an amazing deal on our new Lagoon 420 Catamaran at the Annapolis Boat Show. We are planning to live aboard as long as possible, starting our journey in the Chesapeake region in May of 2008.While we await delivery of our boat, we are having lots of fun trying to find it a name. My favorite is "Bird of Paradise". I liked the idea of having "paradise" in the name somehow, but the idea came to me when my 2-year-old son saw a picture of a sailboat and thought the sails looked like wings.