In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

My last winter for awhile

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by fox9988, Mar 6, 2023.

Page 1 of 2
  1. fox9988

    fox9988

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    2,710
    Likes Received:
    8,286
    Location:
    NW Arkansas 72717
    I’m retiring in June. Me and my girlfriend are headed down the AR River on a sailboat, Caribbean bound. Going to live and cruise on the boat until it isn’t fun anymore.
    My middle daughter is graduating nursing school and will live at the house until she gets the 2 years experience necessary to start travel nursing.
    I’m sure I’ll be back eventually. I’m a hillbilly at heart.
     
    Last edited: Mar 6, 2023
    fox9988, Mar 6, 2023
    #1 Top
    morningwood, Skier76, jrider and 26 others like this.
  2. buzz-saw

    buzz-saw

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2020
    Messages:
    4,905
    Likes Received:
    28,774
    Location:
    Ct.
    Good for you ; hope you enjoy the time.
    No reason you can't tune in on occasion and keep us posted ; we do like pictures to see what people are up to.
     
    buzz-saw, Mar 6, 2023
    #2 Top
    metalcuttr, Backwoods Savage, T.Jeff Veal and 17 others like this.
  3. MikeInMa

    MikeInMa

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2016
    Messages:
    15,095
    Likes Received:
    108,814
    Location:
    Southern Worcester county
    Get some fishing done from the bathroom window!!

    Congrats on retiring.
     
    MikeInMa, Mar 6, 2023
    #3 Top
    metalcuttr, Backwoods Savage, T.Jeff Veal and 13 others like this.
  4. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    10,420
    Likes Received:
    54,010
    Location:
    SE Mass
    Sounds like fun. Sometimes, especially in the Summer, I wish I still had a sailboat to find sandbars, ledges, rocks and wrecks in Buzzards Bay.

    I had a work associate that had a captains license and took catamarans around in the Caribbean for a couple years after his computer business dried up 2007/2008/2009.
     
    billb3, Mar 6, 2023
    #4 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 6 others like this.
  5. Ohio dave

    Ohio dave

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2019
    Messages:
    1,600
    Likes Received:
    11,959
    Location:
    Akron, OH
    Good luck. You must be the only hillbilly that knows how to ⛵
     
    Ohio dave, Mar 6, 2023
    #5 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 5 others like this.
  6. Canadian border VT

    Canadian border VT

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    18,984
    Likes Received:
    125,632
    Location:
    Vermont
    Woo hoo that is great planning
    edit where you going in hurricanes season? Usually have to be above or below 40th parallel?? I am close to a big lake:whistle:
     
    Canadian border VT, Mar 6, 2023
    #6 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 8 others like this.
  7. eatonpcat

    eatonpcat

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2013
    Messages:
    10,023
    Likes Received:
    56,554
    Location:
    Eaton Township, OH
    Good luck, have fun!
     
    eatonpcat, Mar 6, 2023
    #7 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 4 others like this.
  8. Eric VW

    Eric VW Moderator

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2015
    Messages:
    24,488
    Likes Received:
    141,155
    Location:
    US
    Sounds great fox9988 :thumbs:

    Hopefully you won’t get rubbed the wrong way in this thread… but you might just end up getting that certain award… :D:yes:

    See ya when you get back, safe travels, oh and a pic or two might be nice to see- and you could win that certain award then too!
    :rofl: :lol:
    :ithappened:
    :handshake:

     
    Eric VW, Mar 6, 2023
    #8 Top
    metalcuttr, Softwood, fox9988 and 4 others like this.
  9. Eric Wanderweg

    Eric Wanderweg

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2020
    Messages:
    8,245
    Likes Received:
    65,156
    Location:
    Bristol, Connecticut
    That would be one heck of a voyage from northwest Arkansas to Lake Champlain via the Arkansas River, Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico, skirting past the Florida keys, up the Atlantic coast, around Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, up the St. Lawrence, south to Lake Champlain…. But hey, if I was on a boat with an adventurous GF, my entire retirement a blank slate, I’d probably push the envelope just to see how far out I could go ;)
     
    Eric Wanderweg, Mar 6, 2023
    #9 Top
    morningwood, metalcuttr, fox9988 and 6 others like this.
  10. yooperdave

    yooperdave

    Joined:
    Jun 16, 2014
    Messages:
    35,147
    Likes Received:
    219,990
    Location:
    Michigan's U.P.
    .........show off!


    Congrats on your upcoming retirement!!! :handshake:
     
    yooperdave, Mar 6, 2023
    #10 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 4 others like this.
  11. Screwloose

    Screwloose

    Joined:
    Jan 15, 2017
    Messages:
    5,555
    Likes Received:
    32,670
    Location:
    SE Wisconsin
    Congratulations!! Happy and safe travels!
     
    Screwloose, Mar 6, 2023
    #11 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, fox9988 and 3 others like this.
  12. Canadian border VT

    Canadian border VT

    Joined:
    Feb 18, 2015
    Messages:
    18,984
    Likes Received:
    125,632
    Location:
    Vermont
    Are the canals not deep enough for the keel? canal go from NY harbor to Champlain which flows North current wise( same as east coast Atlantic current) back out. St Lawrence .. if current moving 3 knots.. ya can still drift and make progress..

    most go up to bays around DC and or Jersey which are generally not happy places for “hillbilly”s
     
    Last edited: Mar 6, 2023
    Canadian border VT, Mar 6, 2023
    #12 Top
    metalcuttr, Backwoods Savage, T.Jeff Veal and 1 other person like this.
  13. Horkn

    Horkn

    Joined:
    Dec 17, 2014
    Messages:
    28,977
    Likes Received:
    165,052
    Location:
    SE Wisconsin
    This is something I could totally see my wife and I doing after I retire.

    Congratulations fox9988 !!!
     
    Horkn, Mar 6, 2023
    #13 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, fox9988 and 3 others like this.
  14. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    10,420
    Likes Received:
    54,010
    Location:
    SE Mass
    That sounds an awful lot like the Great Loop.
    What is the Great Loop?
     
    billb3, Mar 7, 2023
    #14 Top
    metalcuttr, fox9988, Backwoods Savage and 3 others like this.
  15. Eckie

    Eckie

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2019
    Messages:
    3,684
    Likes Received:
    18,519
    Location:
    Virginia
    If I was on a boat with an adventurous GF, I'd probably forget about the sailing part.... :whistle:
     
    Eckie, Mar 7, 2023
    #15 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, Softwood and 7 others like this.
  16. Eric Wanderweg

    Eric Wanderweg

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2020
    Messages:
    8,245
    Likes Received:
    65,156
    Location:
    Bristol, Connecticut
    I'd love to make a joke referencing a mast or something, but I think it's best I keep quiet :cool:
     
    Eric Wanderweg, Mar 7, 2023
    #16 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, Softwood and 7 others like this.
  17. T.Jeff Veal

    T.Jeff Veal

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2015
    Messages:
    28,353
    Likes Received:
    180,560
    Location:
    Country life, Ga
    Congratulations on retirement. That sounds like a great adventure. Have fun and be safe. Don't run into any pirates...or hurricanes...
     
    T.Jeff Veal, Mar 7, 2023
    #17 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, fox9988 and 1 other person like this.
  18. billb3

    billb3

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2013
    Messages:
    10,420
    Likes Received:
    54,010
    Location:
    SE Mass
    Speaking of adventurous women ...
    Screen Shot 2023-03-07 at 7.30.38 AM.png
     
    billb3, Mar 7, 2023
    #18 Top
    Eric VW, metalcuttr, fox9988 and 2 others like this.
  19. Backwoods Savage

    Backwoods Savage Moderator

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    48,045
    Likes Received:
    305,052
    Location:
    Central MI
    Congratulations on your coming retirement and I wish you a great adventure.
     
    Backwoods Savage, Mar 7, 2023
    #19 Top
    T.Jeff Veal, Eric VW, metalcuttr and 1 other person like this.
  20. fox9988

    fox9988

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2013
    Messages:
    2,710
    Likes Received:
    8,286
    Location:
    NW Arkansas 72717
    First winter in the Caribbean then Nova Scotia area the following summer. After that, who knows...South Pacific possibly.
     
    fox9988, Mar 7, 2023
    #20 Top
    T.Jeff Veal, Eric VW, metalcuttr and 4 others like this.
Page 1 of 2