An Update to the Updates

This blog is long overdue, and I know many followers have been curious as to what has happened to us. I've spent some time posting blogs about our past few months, so please check them out! Currently, we are still in Cartagena, Colombia as of April 3rd. In my previous postings, I mentioned that we were having issues regarding the safety aboard the catamaran, Rumboogie, and had mutually agreed with the owner that we would not be carrying on from Colombia to Panama. I also mentioned that we found a new 50’ Sloop called Chantecler, which we are still currently aboard. Things have been great so far and we are happy to be with the owner George. We have spent the past few weeks getting settled in and organizing the boat as we prepare for our next passage. We’ve redone all of the storage spaces; with the help of a great woodworker named Alvarro the v-berth was rebuilt to help make it a more effective storing area. We’ve scrubbed, rearranged, and sorted through the many parts on this boat and have come to a point where we all feel happy about how she looks. It has been a fun project.
    As of next week, we are planning on leaving Cartagena and setting sail to Florida for various reasons. Our intentions are to work our way up the East Coast to the Chesapeake and eventually cross the Atlantic to the Azores, Madeira, and The Canaries for the remainder of the summer. Right now, much remains up in the air, so I will do my best to post updates now that we are settled into our new home and everything is going well.