Starting at buying our first sailboat, repairs, sailing, and finally buying our liveaboard/cruising the world dream. All on a very small budget! We were once told that we seem to be in our element when we are swimming against the current in a river of rice. With our children leaving the nest soon, we have a goal to become live-aboard world cruisers. It starts with a sailboat. Learning to sail, working on the vessel, upgrading it to play around with the engineering of making the boat self-sustainable...and of course, family trips and plenty of sailing! We will be out learning the ropes, so to speak. In a few years, we will be selling SV Yemoja and upgrading to a larger sized boat: refitting for sustainable/cruiser/live-aboard/blue water capabilities, and sail the world. It's going to be an uphill battle to achieve our paradise, but we are willing to head "Windward" to get to our "Eden." Until then, we live on Beaver Island, and have much to share about the outdoors!