and their game of life
As I begin this entry it is currently day three of our journey South. We left Monday morning from Interstate Park on the Wisconsin side. My parents, Kyle’s parents, and his sister were all there to see us off. I had a strange sense of calm and normalcy while we got the boat all ready… Continue reading The First Few Days
Well the time has come to start the final preparations for our leave date. The boat is complete and ready to go, so now the little things. Checking off the final lists, going over the last bits of gear that need to be packed, filling up water bladders and the cooler, and most importantly, saying… Continue reading Final Preparations and Overcoming Fear
August 1st, 2016 Journal Entry We have not officially left on our “journey” yet, but there are a few things that have come to me already I thought I would share. I am sitting on a sandy beach on the shore of the Upper St. Croix River. The Rolling Stones are playing through our small… Continue reading Here. Now.
Shake Down Cruise Part 1: The Apostles Ever since Kyle bought his first cruising boat 6 years ago he has dreamed of going to the Apostle Islands. Well on Thursday of last week, we made it in our home built boat. Things didn’t go exactly as we planned, but they were amazing all the same.… Continue reading Shake Down Cruise
7/27/16 It’s a rainy Wednesday afternoon and we are currently at Amnicon Falls State Park in Northern Wisconsin. We have come here to camp for a few nights before continuing on to the Apostle Islands. Kyle used to come to Amnicon Falls with his family a couple times a year growing up and he has… Continue reading Amnicon Falls State Park
Due to the adventures that Kyle and I have chosen to take and experience, we often have people tell us that we are living the dream and that they wish they could do what we are doing. And while yes, I agree that we are living our dream, it’s not always as simple… Continue reading Displacement and Growth
**Scroll down for our latest updates!** Here it is! The time lapse video of Solvi's entire build from the very beginning to her first launch. The video is 13 minutes long, but definitely worth the time 🙂 If you like what you see, please like, share, and subscribe! Solvi is our home built sail and… Continue reading Solvi Build Time Lapse
On our way to the start of our river journey in Wisconsin Kyle and I spent a few days in Superior National Forest in Minnesota; this area is also known as the "Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness" or "BWCA", because the lakes up there border with Canada. I wanted to write about it a bit… Continue reading Rustic Campgrounds: Superior National Forest
It has been almost two weeks since our departure from Florida. We first traveled up the east coast to South Carolina and then made our way to Virginia, next to Minnesota, and are currently in Wisconsin at Kyle's parents house! So we have officially made it up north- Solvi in tow behind our Mazda3 all… Continue reading Our Way Up North
Well, we finished the boat!! It has been so much work to get the boat done in time, but as of Wednesday at 3pm, Solvi is complete. We even launched her yesterday for the first time, and she floats! It has been a very exciting couple of days and we couldn't be more please… Continue reading Project Mississippi #4 – Meet Solvi!!
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