Nan's Idea - Our Liveaboard Adventure

When we got back home from our Key West vacation, and since it would be a few more years before we could even contemplate making a liveaboard lifestyle move, I didn't do a lot of research back then. At that time, I was concerned about hurricanes and how you protect yourself from them. So I began to get skittish about the whole thing and put it out of my mind. Not Tom, though. He already knew what type of boat he liked (trawlers) and he started his research. But then again, he knew I was nervous about "outrunning hurricanes" so the topic just kind of died out between us. Fast forward 2 years to December 2014. First, let me clarify. We have 2 children (girls) but only 1 of them was living at home back then. Our oldest daughter was married with children. Between those 2 years, my oldest and her husband & child had to move in with us for a year when he was force out of the Navy due to the sequestration. When they were working on getting their own place, I started he...

It's mid-October, 2017, and we just bought our liveaboard boat. And, boy, are we tired! It's taken us many months to get here, and these last few months have been a real whirlwind. Literally! In the process of buying the boat, we have dodged 4 hurricanes over the last 6 weeks. Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Jose, & Maria. But, let's back up a little. How did we get here? We are starting to get the question "Why do you want to live on a boat?" You see, it all started back in Key West Fl, a little over 5 years ago, when Tom and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We stayed at a cute littl bed & breakfast on Duval Street called The Southernmost House . It's a beautiful, historic home and was exactly what we were looking for..... a little peace & quiet on this eclectic little island. While we did some of the fun touristy things like tour Earnest Hemingway's house, and ride the Conch Train that is a guided tour all over the isla...