This is a blog of our projects and journeys leading up to and after our departure from the idea of living the dream to actually living the dream. Dirk and Nancy along with Butters will soon go in search of beautiful beaches,& sunsets in the Bahamas then into the Caribbean.
Wow,here it is January 3rd already. Where did 2007 go? Mom always told me that the older you get the faster it goes. Thought it was an older person saying. Well I'm older, and she was right. Re-capping since we bought Tybee Time is easy as we haven't had her too very long. We had a great summer on her, sailing the bay and the gulf. Caught a couple fish from her decks, grilled up a few good dinners while entertaining friends that came for a visit. Had some good times anchored up at Shell Island and shared many a sun downer with good friends and family aboard her. To pay her back for the enjoyment she has given us we treated her to new floors and windows. She got new cushion covers in both the front and back berths. Also installed some nice electronics with more on the wish list. Up graded, fixed, cleaned and the list goes on. But then on a boat it always does. We haven't been down to Tybee in several weeks now with Christmas and New Years. Its also been very rainy, cold, damp weather. We are heading down this weekend to check on the old gal. Also going to give her the Christmas gifts she got this year. We got her a new DVD player so that on those cold evenings we can pop in a good movie. Friends of ours, Ron and Sonja from s/v Conch Clipper got her a very nice pirate flag. Its huge and I'm sure we will be easily spotted now. Another friend got us a nice anchor mirror that we now need to find wall space for.
Many thanks goes out to all of you. I have always loved cooler weather but I'm actually looking forward to warmer days so that we can once again start enjoying Shell Island, diving, snorkeling and hanging with good friends. To friends, family, and blog readers,we do hope your holidays were wonderful, and that this new year brings better things your way.I myself, am looking forward to being able to blog about sailing and all the good stuff that comes along with it.
O'Day 40 Year 1988 LOA 39'7" LWL 33'6" Beam 12' 71/2" Draft 4' 11" Displacement 18,500 lbs Water 107 gallons Fuel 42 gallons Engine Westerbeke 46 HP
About Us
Dirk was born and raised in Hamburg Germany. He moved to the states when he was seventeen and a couple years later joined the Army. His 23 years in the military took him all over the world to many a location. In January of 2007 he retired and is now an instructor of blackhawk systems at Fort Rucker Alabama. As for myself, I was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in the small town of Natchitoches Louisiana. I spent most of my time in and around photography. Starting off in small 1 hour labs printing, working as an assistant for photographers, and finally found myself as a photographic retouch artist. In June we moved aboard and began prepping Tybee Time for our eventual departure. November 2, 2009 we will began our travels down the west coast of Florida. From there we plan to head to the Bahamas, eventually finding our way heading down south to the Caribbean. We will be bringing Butters our cat with us on the journey as crew.
