The beginning

Every story needs a beginning. Two years ago we left the security of a 33 year corporate career to explore a new phase of our life with a dream of year round boating. We sold our home in Michigan, put our belongings in storage and traveled the country for a year looking for the ideal spot to settle. After a 8000 mile journey that took us from the mid west, Wyoming, California, the South, Key West, and up to Hilton Head, South Carolina we chose Northeast Florida to build a new life. We built a home in St. Johns, Fl, about half way between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Jacksonville is a center for boating with the St. Johns River, the intracoastal waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. We spent a year building our home and the next six month looking for the ideal boat. We found TIKA in Stuart, Florida. This blog is for those who want to follow our experiences as new cruisers. You will read about the joys, the comedy of errors, and great learning experiences we have as we bring TIKA home and the journey that follow.