Splendid Journey

What comes next?

Well, it has been almost 5 years since my last post on this blog! We have still be out sailing and traveling, but we moved away from blogging and onto other ways to keep in touch with family and friends. Now is a good time to bring this blog up to date and let our followers know what we have we are doing.

Over the last few years we spent many a day and night on the water with our grandchildren, meeting up with friends from far and wide, or just enjoying the peace and quiet of an out of the way anchorage by ourselves. We sailed north along the BC coast, always stopping at our favourite places and exploring many areas that we hadn't been. So many fun memories to carry us way into the future.

Splendid Mane has been the absolute perfect boat for us. We never felt like we needed anything bigger, but we were glad we didn't have one smaller! We were warm and comfortable, safe and secure, always had everything we needed. Being out on a boat for months at a time makes you realize how very little you really need to live. My sister-in-law once said, "Just take wine and beer, the sea provides the rest!"

Last summer we cruised north again almost to the Alaskan border, spending almost three months on the water. The trip was excellent in every way.... beautiful weather, new places, lots of fishing and crabbing, and fun nights with friends.  It was a good ending to the "boating" part of our lives.

Yes, Splendid Mane will be listed for sale soon. I feel sad writing this as I think of all the good memories we made, all the fun we had! There truly is nothing else like exploring out beautiful coast on a boat, going where you want when you want. Having said that, we know we are ready to move on to something different in our lives.

Adios!
Kathy and Jerry, Maggie and Buddy