The admiral decided she had given me enough time in Mexico and at sea, and the adventure should continue down a different path.

We started the uphill slog out of Mexico. After the usual thrashing and bashing we rounded Cape Flattery and headed east into the Straits of Juan de Fuca on exactly the same date we left years before.

Since then we've been spiffing up the old gal getting her ready to take another captain and his mate on their dream voyage. We've completely stripped the interior to bare mahogany and finished her with 3 coats of satin polyurethane. We had all the cushions redone, added new carpeting and drapes and all the other countless projects to help her put her best foot forward.

Sojourner has been an adventure. No boat is the perfect solution for every problem, but this boat has been the best compromise I could imagine. She was definitely worth the hours we spent searching for her and the hours we've spent living our dream aboard her.