In the beginning...

About 30 days ago, my wife Gina and I started seriously discussing spending a good part of our early retirement on a sailboat, cruising the shores of Mexico, South America and, on occasion, the good ol' USA.  To be completely forthcoming, I have to admit that in the beginning, I believed that it was just day-dreaming.  Escaping the stress and strain of our jobs and day-to-day lives.  Now I understand that actually following through with this idea, will be the escape from the craziness of living the lives we do now.
We have decided that when our youngest son, Jackson, who started Kindergarten just last week, graduates from high school, our journey to the sea will begin.
This blog will hopefully document the trials and tribulations of our preparations for this life-changing decision.
As in everything else, the beginning is the easy part.  I'm sure that as the days, weeks, months and years go slowly by, our perception of what we are planning to do will evolve and change.  We may decide (or have decided for us by fate) that the dream is unattainable.  But barring disaster or catastrophe, I honestly believe our minds to be one and our belief that this is truly how we want to spend several years of our life together is steadfast.
This blog will serve as a peer-review (which is among the long list of terms I hope to forget the meaning of once I own a 42' foot sailboat and am somewhere in the Sea of Cortez).  My way of owning the decision I have made to work towards a great adventure with the woman I will spend the rest of my life with.
It will be a winding path that gets us there, but it is one that we are walking together.  I hope that documenting the journey will be as interesting to read as it is to write.

It's a dangerous thing, stepping out your door...

You step into a road and if you don't keep your feet there is no telling where you might be swept off to.