It has already been 1.5 years since the idea of doing the loop came into our lives.  Wow.  Time as moved so fast and so slow all at the same time.  Now I know why it takes so long for others to “dream”, “work”, and scheme before they jump into buying a boat and starting a new life.  The dreaming is the easiest part.  Trying to read, study, and do more reading while WORKING a full-time job is really more difficult.   We have narrowed our boat selection.  We think.