Moving On......




It's been one hell of a year at sea! We arrived in Aruba in June of 2011, got jobs and I am almost finished with my Masters degree that I started in March of 2011. It's been great here, we've had a great time but we decided to leave in June of 2012 and move on to Florida (which was the original plan). We plan on heading to either the Dominican Republic straight from Aruba then possibly to Turks and Caicos, Bahamas then to South Florida.

Happy New Year to everyone, may next year bring you happiness and may you follow your dreams.....we certainly are.

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  1. chethranMarch 15, 2012 at 1:52 AM

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  2. Richard HuntMarch 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    What is this I hear about you going to the Holy Land? No, not that one, the other one -- St. Martin (near St. Barth's, St. Thomas, St. John, etc.) Jeff sounded excited over the phone. Sounds great and we want to hear more about it. Congratulations on the opportunity.

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