We're alive. We're sailing (mostly motoring), a lot. We're learning. We're moving and shaking down this whole living, working, cruising and boat systems deal. And, we're in Alaska! But it's taking more time than we thought, and sometimes one of the balls we're juggling falls out of the air.

Well it finally happened: we slipped the lines for the last time this morning from Van Isle Marina where SIRI has been either on the hard or in the marina for the past 3 years!

Ever wonder how the heck we, two people who were most recently living in South Dakota and working in agriculture, got into sailing and are now living on a boat full-time in Canada preparing to head offshore in 2026? Here's the full story...