Port of Origin: Hello World!!

Hello World, here we come! So as avid travelers we had always daydreamed about just quitting our jobs and sailing around the world since we started dating. But, seeing as how neither of us owned a boat or really knew how to sail for that matter, we opted for backpacking instead, despite some bubble popping from the realist. Thinking of all the places in the world we would potentially never see or the people we would never meet if we didn’t go on an adventure like this sparked the beginning of our trip. It all started with looking at the pretty pictures online of far off places that we had always hoped to see one day or reading about experiences of fellow travelers. But as we became more and more serious we started to develop an itinerary, which has changed more times than we care to ever mention…..EVER! We have been working OT shifts and saving money, eating at home (with the rare occasional outing), renting from the $1 DVD box instead of going to the movies, keeping our heat and A/C off or to a minimum and not making purchases unless it was for the trip. Preparing for the trip has become the next priority, researching plane tickets, vaccines, insurance, visas and the loose ends we will have to take care of before we leave. We have begun telling our family and friends that we were planning the trip.