I started this blog when I embarked on my first solo trip to Colombia, which was my gift to myself when I was released from a long term career. Since that first adventure, I kept exploring and blogging, writing about each new place and experience. Now the focus of the blog is on life on a sailboat. Below is the history of Mel on the Go.
Pre-Liveaboard Life
August and September 2016: Colombia: Volunteering and touring
October 2016: Iceland. Brian and I travelled in a campervan around Iceland for 2 weeks.
Xmas and New Years ’16-17: Austria and Germany: Skiing and enjoying the cuisine and culture
January – February 2017: Nicaragua for Spanish studies and travel with friends, Brian and solo.
Spring – Summer – Fall 2017: Launching my own business in Toronto leading bike tours.
December 2017 – January 2018: Visiting South Africa and Botswana.
January-April 2018: Utila, Honduras: taking professional scuba courses.
Life on a Boat
December 2018-September 2023: Living on our sailboat Sava with Brian and Domino. We travelled many miles since buying our first boat in Florida. We made it through the eastern Caribbean to Panama, through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia! Most importantly, we learned a lot and had lots of fun along the way, so we’ll keep going until we stop enjoying it or can’t do it anymore.
We Bought a New Boat!
October 2023: We bought a catamaran! After nearly five years sailing Sava from Florida to Fiji, we sold her and moved on board Go. The adventures continued in New Zealand where we explored both islands by land.
We’ve since sailed across the ditch to Australia, where we spent a year and a half traveling Down Under.
Go in Asia
After 7 years since buying our first boat, we sailed to Indonesia. That’s what it’s all about! Exploring new places and trying new things, now in Asia. It’s been a tough haul but we’ve made it half way around the world and we’ll keep sailing as long as we can.
Follow along as we make new history of Mel on the Go, on our catamaran Go.
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