Author: Don

Hi, I'm Don. I love fishing, boating, and speed. No, not that kind of speed - just anything that goes fast, such as motorcycles and sports cars. But over the last few years, health issues have caused me to slow down a bit. In the past, I've worked with computers, engineering, communications, and various other technologies. My hobbies have included building motorcycles, model airplanes, and car stereos. Basically, I can fix almost anything. Join Sally and I as we share the trials and tribulations of escaping to paradise.

6 Lessons I’ve Learned About Buying a Project Boat

January 10May 10 Don Side Hustles Leave a comment

Over the past several years we’ve purchased, restored and sold several project boats. I should add that, for our purposes, we’re referring to project boats that are easily trailerable (read: less than 30 feet long) power boats, typically with outboard motors. We’ve now flipped quite a few of these boats, that we’ve lovingly spent weekends […]

Where We’re Going: A Decision is Made

September 27January 2 Don Our Story Leave a comment

Sometime this summer, Don and I realized that life could continue plodding along indefinitely with only marginal happiness (okay – we’re actually pretty happy, we’re very blessed, but we were NOT living the life we wanted to live!). Unless we did something about it. For most of our relationship, we’d been escaping down to the […]