HEART OF GOLD, a 31' Island Packet Sailboat Currently in Key West, Florida
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Thane & Tami with Jorge in Isla Mujeres, Mexico

 

Thane & Tami with our friend

Jorge from Isla Mujeres.

On April 1, 2004 we sold our business and everything else we owned and took off in our 31 foot sailboat, Heart of Gold, for an extended voyage of exploration and discovery.

We have since had many adventures, some wonderful and some downright terrifying.  Our best times were spent in Mexico and Guatemala.

Our future plan is to spend the next five years or so exploring Central America and the northern coast of South America.  After that, who knows?  Maybe we will head across the South Pacific to Australia or across the Atlantic Ocean to the European Continent.

Whatever we do we will keep all who are interested updated through our website. 

Heart of Gold at anchor in BelizeWe travel aboard a 31' Island Packet cutter rigged sailboat. We produce our own power with solar panels and a wind generator.  We have lived aboard her for more than 4 years now and though she is a little small, we are very comfortable. 

Click here for boat specifications and our equipment list.

Our Son Michael

Our son Michael

Michael wishes for privacy and asks I not write about him on the website.

 

 

Our Daughter Abby

Our daughter Abby

Abby backpacked through Guatemala and Mexico then cruised with us through Belize and up the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula before sailing back to the U.S. to serve in the Navy as military police.  She is currently stationed in Hawaii.