And… we’re off. After getting temporarily sidelined, we’re finally starting to live the vision we had when we uprooted ourselves and moved to Guam. Tim got the month of August off and so we’re setting out for parts unknown. Okay, maybe parts only hazily known.

We’ll be in Denver for a few days before we set off toward Europe. Specifically, Greece. We spent most of this school year learning about ancient history. And Amelia’s taken a few sailing classes lately, so Greece seemed to be the perfect fit. Or maybe we’re just working our way through our “G” geography.

We originally chose Europe so that we could meet up with cousins that we’ve dearly missed. But it turns out that both Tim’s sister and mine are busy with their own travel plans. We’re still hoping to catch up with everyone one way or the other before the month is over. We expect that by the end of the month we’ll get a chance to see France and England, and maybe even Croatia.

I’ve got a stack of library books about Greece waiting for me in Denver. But in the meantime, we’ve been stoking our excitement with books and maps and journals and videos about sailing in the Aegean sea. This is gonna be fun!

More to come…