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Cruising Update: Returning to Nicaragua

November 22, 2020

Six months after leaving our sailboat in Nicaragua in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Garrett has returned. Read about how he prepared for this trip, where he plans to cruise to next, and why I didn’t go along this time here!

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From Sea to Land: Why We Are Where We Are Today

August 9, 2020

It has been twelve weeks since Garrett and I returned to the United States from Nicaragua on a repatriation flight. Our sailboat, Thisldu, is still in Nicaragua, where she will be until we can safely return and move her down to Costa Rica. Learn more about our future cruising plans, how we came to live in Charleston, and what the transition from cruising to regular life (*as regular as life can be during a pandemic) has been like in this post.

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Thisldu Sailing and Travel blog - this couple is back in America after being stuck in Nicaragua during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Homecoming

May 21, 2020

After being stranded in Nicaragua for two months, Garrett and I are excited to announce that we are finally on U.S. soil! Read this post to learn a little bit more about what we’ve been going through and what traveling during the pandemic was like.

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FAQ: Cruising and Coronavirus

FAQ: Clarifications to Our Cruising and Coronavirus Situation

May 2, 2020

Garrett and I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support in response to our situation and endeavor to get home. Thank you. We’ve also received a lot of questions in response to last week’s blog post and two news articles, so we put together this FAQ to answer the most common questions surrounding our current situation. We hope this helps!

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Update to our cruising plans: Coronavirus edition

Update to Our Cruising Plans: Coronavirus Edition

April 25, 2020

When Garrett and I set out on this cruising season, we had the goal of transiting the Panama Canal by April 30, 2020. That isn’t going to happen anymore. We’ve been sheltering in place at a marina in Nicaragua for 45 days, hoping that Costa Rica and Panama might open their borders and allow us to move south. A lot of that hope was lost this week, so, we’ve made other plans. Click here to find out what we plan to do next.

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Hello! We're Audrey and Garrett. In the spring of 2019, we both quit our jobs to pursue our dream of traveling and sailing the world. We spent three blissful summer months in Europe and are now cruising Central America on our 35’ sailboat, Thisldu.

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We adulted very hard last week. Garrett’s work schedule ramped up. We got a bed, a car, and an armchair. Two days later, we got a foster dog. Garrett finally broke when he looked over my shoulder as I was ordering a fanny pack—or belt bag
We adulted very hard last week. Garrett’s work schedule ramped up. We got a bed, a car, and an armchair. Two days later, we got a foster dog. Garrett finally broke when he looked over my shoulder as I was ordering a fanny pack—or belt bag, whatever the cool kids are calling them these days—online. “You can’t,” he said. “Why not? I like to be hands-free when I walk!” I responded. “We’re too old. That makes us too old,” he dropped his head and walked away. The fanny pack belt bag is still sitting in the shopping cart. None of this has to do with the church or street shown here except for the fact that I could have had a much easier time taking this photo if I didn’t have to balance holding my keys and water bottle and phone in one hand. So. I think I’m going to cross the line into old person territory today and buy myself that fanny pack. Happy Monday, everyone. Dream big this week. // . . . . #charleston #charlestonsc #charlestonlife #charlestonliving #charlestonphotographer #prettycitycharleston #theprettycities #lowcountry #writing #writer #thatsdarling #architecturelovers #adulting #fannypack #architecturephotography #southcarolina #church #mytinyatlas #wander #travelgram #seekmoments #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #dreambig #cityscape #streetphotography #streetscape #charlestondaily #reddoor #historicalbuilding