That is much less of an tutorial submit than a cry for assist. We’re almost on the finish of our landlubber life, and I imply days away from being carried out. And I go searching and see stuff all over the place.
I’m overwhelmed, and unsure how we make it out of right here on time – assuming our flight isn’t canceled as a consequence of Omicron, which is at present surging. The quantity of obstacles now we have needed to overcome to make it this far is nothing in need of astounding, so what’s yet another?
Clearly we won’t be deterred. Not by stuff, not by Omicron. And for those who’re questioning what it takes to sail away from all of it, its this factor referred to as dedication. We’ve obtained that in spades.
As I wrote this, I already talked myself out of being overwhelmed and dedication is surging. Yay, let’s get this mission carried out, after which I’ll replace this submit with some information on how we did it.
Be proper again…
Okay, carried out with promoting or giving freely every part we personal and able to end this submit. (NOT, I lied, nonetheless engaged on it!)
However anyway, under is an inventory of recommendations on easy methods to give up land life and transition to a liveaboard life.
Tricks to Quitting Land Life
Detach your self utterly from consumerism and materials issues.
Let your job go, understanding that you simply go away together with your ultimate paycheck in hand, and should be taught to reside off of what’s within the financial institution. (For these of you who’re capable of take your jobs with you, that’s each a blessing and a curse.)
Say goodbye to all of your family members who aren’t coming with you understanding that some you could by no means see once more.
Don’t personal alot of stuff that you’re sentimentally connected to as a result of you need to say goodbye perpetually to 95% of it. We’ve got a couple of containers that go into storage – the most affordable storage we might discover (our finances was $50 per 30 days).
Ignore all the chaos round you, together with mini inventory market crashes, pandemic surges, snowpocalypse climate occasions, and so forth. (As we speak we’re experiencing all three.)
What Occurs Subsequent
Assuming we make it out of right here on schedule and our flight isn’t canceled as a consequence of Omicron, and we cross our PCR checks to qualify us to board the flight, the subsequent step is touchdown in Grenada.
Our first few days will probably be spent in a lodge, as we survey the work carried out on the boat and determine if she’s able to splash or not. If she is, then we’ll launch her again into the ocean and begin the method of shifting aboard.
I’m guessing we’ll spend the primary week or two in a marina as we get extra work carried out on the boat and her methods.
It would take roughly 5 weeks for the stuff that we ship out of the Port of Portland to reach in Grenada, so we’ll spend that point nesting in our new dwelling, studying to sail her (with the assistance of a certified skipper), provisioning, and planning for our subsequent transfer.
The cool factor about residing on a sailboat is you don’t should determine a season prematurely on the place you’re going to sail to, once you’re going to go away, and so forth. Our plans are written in sand. We’ll speak extra about these plans after we make them. 🙂
Till then, signing off. Its nearly time to go away.
Discuss quickly – from a tropical location.
