Welcome to the 4th case study in our Travel More series. So far in the series we have talked to three families using different strategies to travel more together as a family. This week we meet the crew of the sailing vessel “Round About”, an American sailing family who has ditched suburbia to explore the world. This case study is …
The Man that Made this Possible
The title of this blog is a bit deceptive because really there were two men who were integral in making this trip possible. The first was my Dad. Without his support (and my Mom’s) we wouldn’t have a) had a boat to sail away on b) known what we were doing and c) felt comfortable and confident making mistakes and …
Transitioning is Hard
We have arrived in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island after 17 hours of mostly motoring. It was our first time travelling at night so we had to rig up our lighting systems. There is something really serene about travelling at night, especially since it was a full moon and we had both sails up. Unfortunately the wind didn’t last and for most of the next …
Kids and Play on the Boat
I read an article this week on Facebook about the need for kids to be bored at times and to have to find ways to entertain themselves and how our current parenting ways of hyper-scheduling kids and their activities has led to kids not knowing what to do when faced with unscheduled time. It got me reflecting to how our kids and their play have …
It’s All About the People
Cruising is great because you get to explore new islands, lounge on pristine beaches, watch endless sunsets and enjoy beautiful waters. For our family, it has been great to slow down and spend so much time together. But what makes cruising so wonderful is the people you meet along the way. Often they are fleeting friendships and you don’t even realize the strength of the relationship …
My Little Secret
A new video from our holiday from our holiday at Atlantis I have gone on a lot in this blog about how this trip has allowed us to truly slow down. Most of the time I really love our slow, lazy days, where we don’t have to squeeze lots of activities in. However, some days I find myself bored. Yes, bored. We spend a …