First post on this blog

Well, I'm not quite sure what do I want to do with this blog, but I guess it's main purpose will be to inform my family and friends of what's going on with me while I'm on this trip. I will try to make it fun to read, but I have to balance that with having fun myself on this adventure--so I probably won't have too much time for creative writing.

Another mystery right now is if I will be able to post to this blog at all from my satellite phone. If not, then you will not hear from me until we find some internet cafe in Mexico or Belize.

We were supposed to leave this morning, however the boat was full of stuff that was all over the place and we needed some time to organize everything. 30-ft boat becomes terribly small when you pack for 30 days, for three people. Not to mention the cat.

We went shopping for food this morning and we swept out half of the grocery store... $465.00 worth of food. I think we now have enough mac & cheese and tuna to circumnavigate the globe.

So we are continuing to pack with a hope that we'll be able to leave before sunset.