We sold our house and left San Jose, CA on October 22, 2022 to pursue my nearly lifelong dream of cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. I get bored with the same-old and we’ve been living in California for nearly 18 years but now it was time for something new. Something to push us out of our comfort zone. Something that was going to introduce us to new people and places.
For months prior to October, we spent our time packing and planning. Packing a house of 3500 sq. feet and things we and our three kids have acquired over 18 years was much more challenging than I had imagined. We finally packed up the U-haul on October 22, 2022 of the items we staged to go to the boat and some things that didn’t fit in the Pod that we were sending to Sarasota, FL, our new residence. At the time of writing this, we have 4 storage rooms. Three in Virginia and one in Florida. Two of the storage units in Virginia will ultimately be emptied when we finally return to Virginia to put While One on the hard in June. JK Moving has the rest of our household belongings for long term storage.
I thought I’d start this blog to capture all of the places we’ve either visited or passed through since starting this adventure. This will be a living blog, updated as we visit new places.
San Jose, CA to Sarasota, FL 2022 — 4000+ miles
- Gilroy, CA
- Los Banos, CA
- Kettleman City, CA
- San Fernando, CA
- Glendale, CA
- Pasadena, CA
- San Bernardino, CA
- Palm Springs, CA
- Palm Desert, CA
- Blythe, CA (The last place we got Gas at and paid California prices!!!)
- Quartzsite, AZ
- New Hope, AZ
- Phoenix, AZ
- Tucson, AZ
- Benson, AZ
- Wilcox, AZ
- Bowie, AZ
- San Simon, AZ
- Lordsburg, TX
- Deming, TX
- Las Cruces, TX
- White Sands, TX
- Santa Rosa, TX
- Tucumcari, TX
- Amarillo, TX
- Pampa, TX
- Canadian, TX
- Enid, OK
- Tulsa, OK
- Little Rock, AK
- Memphis, TN
- Nashville, TN
- Hendersonville, TN
- Cardiff, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Asheville, NC
- Statesville, NC
- Cornelius, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Kannapolis, NC
- Greensboro, NC
- Durham, NC
- Raleigh, NC
- Wake Forest, NC
- Richmond, VA
- West Point, VA
- Mathews, VA
- Williamsburg, VA
- Yorktown, VA
- Gloucester, VA
- Beaufort, NC
- Jacksonville, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Ocala, FL
- Sarasota, FL
Sarasota, FL to Fort Lauderdale, FL (214 Miles)
- Venice, FL
- Cape Coral, FL
- Naples, FL
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
Bahamas 2023
- Alice Town, Bimini
- Bailey Town, Bimini
- Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands
- Chub Cay, Berry Islands
- Spanish Wells, Eleuthera