The big day, the reason we came to St Maarten, starts early. 6am and I am glad I can get up. Been awake for a bit. Too excited to sleep. I take a quick dip in the pool, then get ready. We have breakfast in our mini kitchen and are off by 7:30. Jeff will pick us up…
Our new best friend?
You know what they say about first impressions. Based on that we might just have met our new best friend today. The current owners had invited us onto the boat for sundowners and to have a first look. “Of course”, we had said. At 5p we meet the owner Jeff at the dingy dock and…
Let life take you
I am a planner and go-getter. I believe in making things happen. But I also believe in giving life room to unfold in ways you hadn’t planned or even foreseen. “Let life take you” is what I started calling that mindset, coaching the kids, mostly Anika who is as much of a planner and control…
A long-held dream
Ever since we had the opportunity for a 6-months sailing sabbatical back when the kids were pre-teens, it has been on our minds. It all started with a fateful birthday gift. Karin gave me a book by a Swedish author, a father of a young family of four, a sailor, who together with…