We spent April and most of May living on the boat in Charleston, South Carolina. We got a good deal at St John’s Yacht Harbor. Great city. Love the history. The people are cool. And they speak with a killer accent. We made a brief trip to Texas to touch base with some friends and family. Then saw friends in Atlanta and Baltimore. We were also able to meet up with several cruising friends while in Charleston.
While in Baltimore, we had a conversation with our old college roommate, Andrew. We were talking about building a log cabin in Michigan on land that has been in Dana’s family for generations. We purchased logs several years ago, but had done little else. Dana’s father gave us the “If you’re gonna do it, now would be a good time.” speech at least once. But we were a little scared to press the go button on the cabin. It will be tough to afford, even though we plan to do much of the work ourselves. Andrew asked us a tough question; “What are you waiting for?” We could not answer. Now was a good time. We’re jobless. Homeless. Hopeless. What better time than to move to Michigan and start building that cabin we’ve been dreaming about?
One week later we were in Houghton, MI, looking for jobs and rental houses. We’ve got a site picked out and we’ve begun clearing the land. We learned how to use a chainsaw. We drove a skidder. If you’re not from the deep woods, you might not know what a skidder is. Check out this picture.
The boat is up for sale. You can find the details here if you like. We will probably cruise again. Just not in the next few years. We want to get Sam through school before cruising again.
