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Free Radical Hippie
Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.
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Lovely Grenada
As part of the living on a sailboat adventure, we had to learn to sail. Yes, I realize it is backwards to decide to live on a sailboat...

Joan Steinman
Dec 28, 20226 min read
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Purpose in Life?
I've always had a job or been involved in organizations that were about helping people or improving the community in some way... working...

Joan Steinman
Dec 18, 20223 min read
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Things That Are Very Weird
There are aspects of being unemployed and homeless that are not straight forward. A biggie is your address. We are currently living with...

Joan Steinman
Oct 28, 20224 min read
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I Could Live in DC
Much to my surprise, I could see myself living in the DC area. There is much to explore and experience... boredom would never be an...

Joan Steinman
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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Dave Says I Think Too Much
We visited Mount Vernon yesterday. I highly recommend a trip to Mt. Vernon if you get a chance. The whole estate has been restored to as...

Joan Steinman
Aug 27, 20224 min read
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Arrived! DC!
We are here! Washington Monument, about 6:45 a.m., taken from across the Potomac. We made our Fargo stop. What a nice little city. Very...

Joan Steinman
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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Eastward Bound
This morning (8/11) is our first official morning on the road east. We are in Butte, Montana. We drove from Gresham, Oregon yesterday and...

Joan Steinman
Aug 11, 20222 min read
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Peripatetic Odyssey
We have a new label for our current life phase. We are unemployed, unhoused, and will begin roaming soon. We aren't fond of "retired" as...

Joan Steinman
Aug 2, 20224 min read
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Plan B.1
The plan had been to limit our worldly goods to what we could fit in our car as we headed east (with the exception of a few boxes of...

Joan Steinman
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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Decision Time
Ofter the Dramamine fog wore off, I felt great! It helped that for a good part of the day the ocean was as smooth as glass. I had no idea...

Joan Steinman
Jul 4, 20224 min read
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Heading North on Volare
It has been a very eventful couple of weeks! On Saturday, 6/18, we flew to Miami and rented a car to drive to Stuart. I can honestly say...

Joan Steinman
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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Tarot Reading
Last Thursday, I had a Tarot reading at my friend's house. I was wanting either reassurance that we are moving in the right direction or...

Joan Steinman
Jun 14, 20224 min read
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Competing Emotions
Last week, we got our sailing classes lined up! We will be gaining both experience and skills for our new life starting June 20. We get...

Joan Steinman
Jun 5, 20223 min read
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Details, Details...
There are lots of things to figure out... There is all the stuff - what to give away, what to sell, who wants what, what makes sense to...

Joan Steinman
May 27, 20221 min read
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Sometimes a Life Change includes a Sea Change
We've been dreaming, talking, back-of-our-minds planning, about living on a catamaran for a few years... well, if all goes according to...

Joan Steinman
May 22, 20222 min read
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I Do Better With Deadlines
This boat thing is getting mega-real. We have signed the contract and put our earnest money in escrow. We now have a date we are putting...

Joan Steinman
May 19, 20221 min read
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