Life On Sail

January 2025 Same as for December, we are still at Nico's parents, patiently waiting to take the final Offshore exam before we start our journey.  So most of the costs are education and transportation related.  January 2025 overview: I started to put January in blue considering that's the "beginning" of the sabbatical year, although it has started from the moment we landed in France in November 2024.  January 2025 details: The cost of the offshore exam is minimal as Nico is taking the exam as an independent candidate, so no need for a 400 euro class.    January 2025 vs overall budget: We have only used 6% of the budget so far, but February (cross fingers) we plan to buy the sailboat, so from thereon, costs should be through the rough with Boat, Equipment, Transportation costs. 

Happy New Year 2025 everyone! Wishing you health, that's the most important.  If you have health, then your job for the rest of the year is to make yourself and the ones you love happy.  With happiness comes success and prosperity.  Exciting news: Exactly four weeks after passing our driving license exam, we've received our actual driving licenses today! Hooray! Our next steps VHF exam We are now in the countryside, far away from Paris.  We have to take our VHF exam in Toulouse. And we haven't prepared much for that.  I found out there was a class online through our Paris Nautique registration for the boat driving license.  But better, the ANFR provides a comprehensive booklet with all the necessary information You can download it here But once again, I haven't read that book, Nico is.  I'm learning by answering questions on the  Loisirs-Nautic.fr  online tests. This method works better for me. I screenshot the wrong answers to study from the...