So if you’ve been following our travels you would have seen that we’ve been making a few trips up to the state of Maine. Visiting Maine at the end of Fall and Winter isn’t what I would call perfect sightseeing weather. It’s cold, really cold with lots of rain, it was exactly what we escaped Alaska from.
What are we scheming? We’re ALWAYS scheming.
Welcome to our Maine base camp
Our grand plan is to sell Salty, which is for sale FYI, and enjoy a part time landlubber life.
I think our kids are in need, and me too, of a bit of stability at the moment. We’re going to get a library card, join dance classes and probably go grocery shopping once a week – on the same day.
Have we traded in our vagabond life for suburbia? Not yet! Maine is far from suburbia, it’s like Alaska but with amenities.
Once Salty sells we’ll be on the lookout for a smaller boat that we can live on and haul out in random places to return home to our cabin in Maine. Of course we want to have our cake and eat it too, life is nothing but a frosting covered layered cake.
Please follow along as we rehab our cabin in the woods while chasing the dream.
Chris says
This looks awesome guys! We have been talking about a little hut in tge mountains somewhere in Tasmania for very similar reasons…
Carly says
I’ve never been to Tassy, never pictured mountains there, I heard it’s beautiful. I hope that someday we’ll sail there. Yeah the house was super cheap so we’ll still be mortgage free (soon). Cheaper than a storage shed for all our keepsakes and a cosy place when we wish to dry our feet 🙂
davy Joshua says
good day !!! curious on how much is your boat selling for , how much you asking …
Jeff Pullen says
Looks to be around $285k.
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/46366
Carly says
Jeff is correct, she’s listed for $285
We have a few ideas up our sleeves so she may be coming off the market soon.
Gene says
My wife and I live in a cabin the the woods in Mississippi. I’ve been sailing a steel sailboat I built,Ted Brewer Kauilani 34, for seven years back and forth from Biolox or Titusville, FL to Maine to our summer home in Boothbay, ME. I briefly crossed your path in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia a few years back. Welcome to Maine. It’s a great place to explore. While we have grown kids and are looking toward retirement, we know your passion.
I’ve been following your exploration and website for quite a while. Good Luck on your future adventure and congratulations on your achievements.
Look up Island Rose on SailBlogs.com to check out my travels, 33,000 nm.
I’ll be heading for Maine again the first of May.
Take Care,
Gene and Jane
Carly says
Gosh you guys have done a lot of miles!! You’re faces do look familiar but to be honest that whole season was just a blur. You definitely have the right idea with a cabin in the woods, the best of both worlds. Sounds like you’re going to be doing the flip of what we are, sailing the summers and planting seeds in the winter. If you’re in the Belfast area give us a shout.
Stephen Smyth says
Wow, amazing ? I’m getting the feeling Carl likes to renovate and rebuild 🙂
Carly says
We don’t mind a good fixer upper. More importantly it was in our price range. She has good bones even though the decor is on the 70s side. Not quite NZ!
Bambi lesne says
Awesome?
We are coming up there in the fall hope to see y’all
What fun y’all will have!
Carly says
Sweet! We’ll have a plug in for you 🙂
Blackfly says
Congrats! In ME, as in life, timing is everything. Once sorted, try well-timed trips to avoid the pine state’s few shortcomings. Enjoy!
Kristen says
“life is nothing but a frosting covered layered cake.”
Genius. That’s what I’m aiming for too, a frosting covered layered cake, and I’ll pick out the flavor. 🙂
Carly says
I’m a big cake fan, maybe more of a frosting fan 😉
justin says
Hi Carly,
Congrats on your new home! Looking at the picture of you guys renovating a bathroom, it’s similar to my basement renovation going on now. You guys really are “Jack” of all trades. Doing all these while home schooling kids… that’s just amazing talents! To me, it’s harder to teach your own kids than doing renovation.
You mentioned that “Once Salty sells we’ll be on the lookout for a smaller boat…”, your family of five with three wonderful growing kids, how do you figure out what a right size boat is? What are your thoughts on various type of boats, steel, aluminum, fiberglass, catamaran…etc.?
All the best,
Justin
Carly says
Thanks Justin, we are also doing a bit of a basement renovation, trying to add a little bit more space for guests. We are on the lookout for a smaller boat, we’re looking in the range of 45-50′, we’ve noticed that if you’re above the 50′ mark you get charged a lot more at marinas and haul out. We dream of an aluminum boat but they are pretty pricey, we may just end up with a steel one. I would love an aluminum cat but that’s waaaay pricey plus if we ever wish to head up into iceberg country again a monohull is best. Let us know if you see any good contenders out there.