Today was the second best day in a boat owner’s life.
That’s right…today we sold our lovely LAHO. Sniff sniff. :((( It’s a bittersweet day to say the least.
^^Just a few hours ago as we cleared out the last of our belongings. Our last day as official owners of LAHO.^^
It has literally only been 20 days since we sailed back into our home port…almost two years to the day that we sailed the boat from St. Pete to Naples…and LAHO is sold! To some really great blog followers no less! I still can’t really believe it.
The past (almost) three weeks have been spent cleaning the boat from top to bottom, moving all our crap off the boat and temporarily back to Jereme’s folks’ house (while we wait to move back into our own home), doing walk-thrus and a boat survey, and more! Basically, just the reverse of what we did two years ago!
Holy moly, have we grown, learned, changed, seen, experienced, etcetera etcetera so so so much in these past two years! And hopefully LAHO’s new owners will get to enjoy some of those same awesome experiences!
I know, I know…you must be thinking a.) you didn’t even know our boat was for sale or b.) how could we possibly sell our beloved boat? Or maybe even c.) what idiots we are. Hah! ;)) But the answer here is easy, for us at least.
#1 we luckily didn’t even need to list or promote the possible sale of our boat since we had a few interested blog followers who wanted a cruise-ready bluewater boat and expressed that interest early on. And #2, this definitely won’t be the last boat we ever own, but since we are re-entering the “real” world so to speak, we decided to forgo the extra carrying costs of keeping a boat at a dock (during hurricane season no less)…one that we wouldn’t be able to use all the time, and hence, the sale.
So there you have it. LAHO is sold. Can you freaking believe it?
Time to move onto new and exciting chapters in our lives…
Boo! We don’t like this post at all!!! Lol…Congrats guys. What will you blog about now???
Are those Medalla Lights in that cart? I’m surprised 3 survived the trip back!
So sad to see Laho go. But happy for you that you did not have to endure the pain most boat sellers go through.
We are sailing up the east coast for the summer and will head south to the islands in the fall. Thanks for paving the way.
Best wishes,
Mark and Cindy
s/v Cream Puff
http://www.creampuff.us
Lol Dan! I am so glad someone noticed those leftover Medallas! We had a few remaining stragglers and couldn’t just give those away to the new owner. 😉 -Kim
Congrats on the sale! Bummer we won’t be seeing you guys around anytime soon, but maybe in the Pacific once you decided that you miss the sailing life in a few days. But maybe you have bigger plans ahead wink, wink.
All the best
Saltykisses
Congrats on the fast sale! We are in a similar situation now that we’ve moved off the boat, don’t want to pay for slip fees for a cruising boat and will be up for sale soon (unfortunately). Like you we’ll be out there cruising again, can’t wait for the next go around! Look forward to following along on where life takes you.
Yay! It was a riot following your adventures. It was a great adventure to be sure. Congratulations you guys.
Now, like, one of my professors used to say “On to the next!”
I can only hope that writing a book is on one of your bucket lists someday as well 🙂
She was a beauty. Actually got a chance to see her first hand during the Canoe races a few weeks ago. Good luck in your next adventure and I will keep checking the blog to see what develops.
My husband and I are just starting to think about getting into sailing. He told me I should check out your blog, because this is his dream. And here I am, only to discover you sold your boat. Can’t wait to look back and see the last two years of adventure for you guys!
cannot believe you sold your boat – came as a surprise to me. Loved following your story and seeing your amazing photos (favorite shells). Good Luck on your new adventure.
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