Message from the Trenches

So… We really need to be better about keeping this updated and we plan
to in the coming weeks.

Things have been very busy here so just a quick update. Since the
beginning of the year our lives have been CRAY-ZEE! We went from
looking to buy a house in Maine (yes, shocking and you’re probably
wondering where the heck that came from – long story…), to placing
offers on three different houses (all of which did not pan out – sign
perhaps?  We think so…), then ultimately deciding to move to
Pensacola, Fl. J resigned from his job, has been back in school full time finishing his undergrad, my job has been
super busy and lately has been in a state of transition and on top of
all that we are planning to cast off our lines on MONDAY!!! Yes, you
read that correctly – Monday, as in three days from now! So, our
plans as of now (cliff notes version) are as follows:

Depart the Chesapeake Bay next week and head to Norfolk. From Norfolk
we’ll jump offshore and make our way North to Long Island where we’ll
stay for about a week or so visiting family and some fellow Mason
owners. From there we’ll hop along the coast and make our way to
Belfast, Maine where we’ll stay for the summer.  Lots of fun stuff
planned for this summer!

Come fall, approx 1 October, we’ll start making our way back south.
Route is still TBD but we’re thinking the ICW for portions of the
trip, making stops in New Bern, NC and Charleston, SC to see some
family and friends. From there we’ll jump offshore here and there as
we make our way to Key West. We’ll definitely stop there :) From
there, the final leg will be to Pensacola, FL where we plan to stay
for the next 3-5 years. J is going back to Grad school full time and
I’ll be working from home. We own a house in Pensacola so we’ll be
living in the house while we are there but Tango will be at a nearby
marina and we plan to spend as much time on her as possible. While the
house is super cute and small (well, small for houses but palatial
compared to our current living conditions) part of me is going to have
a really hard time not living aboard so I think we’ll find ourselves
back on Tango quite often.

So, just a quick update on where we are and what’s going on. I will
try to make another post to share what projects we’ve been working on
and accomplishing prior to our departure but seeing as time is getting
very short, not sure if that will happen before we shove off.

We have SO much left to do before we head out (isn’t that always the
case?) but we are very excited for this next chapter and plan to be
better about sharing our adventures with all of you (well, all 5 of
our followers, hah!).