Wow-One Year Has Gone By

Yes it's been one year since Wes and I loaded up the rental trunk with the two dogs and the minimal amount of possessions we were going to take on our boat and headed south.  I can tell you the year certainly went by fast but looking back we sure did see a lot of amazing places, met a lot of interesting people and learned a ton about sailing that we certainly didn't know. I am so glad that we decided to take on this adventure at this point in our lives because it certainly isn't easy sailing a boat several thousand miles around the Caribbean in all kinds of different weather with things breaking all the time.  I can also tell you that it is even more of a challenge with two large dogs.  Before we left people would ask us how we are going to stand being around each other 24/7 and that had me a little concerned but we have learned to understand each others moods and know when we shouldn't say anything and just listen.  So far it has gone pretty well and Wes hasn't thrown me off the boat yet (I'm sure he has thought about it) but I also think Wes has a lot more patience than I do.

There was a lady we met in the Bahamas and I asked her what she missed the most back home and she said she didn't miss anything. I have thought about her statement several times over the last year because I miss quite a bit of the luxuries and comforts of home, so maybe I'm not a true sailor. I haven't ever regretted what we did but I can sure tell that there have been times where I have just wanted to park the boat somewhere and fly home.  But I also know that this is temporary and we won't be doing this forever and I'm sure I will miss it when we are done but wow what an experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
A look back at where we've been:

 Key West -

 Bimini -

Berries -

Exumas -

Abaco's - 

Turks and Caicos -

Dominican Republic - 

 Puerto Rico -

 Culebra -

Vieques - 

St. Thomas -

British Virgin Islands - 

St. Martin - 

St. Bart's -