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    ONCE UPON AN OCEAN

    Jun 16, 2020 5 minutes
    story LAURIE FARAGHER THYRRE

    It was embarkation day. Time to set out on our adventure across the Atlantic. We don’t want to call it a circumnavigation attempt yet, though it is our dream to see and share as much of the planet by water as we can before our 9-year-old son, Jack, leaves the nest.

    The first leg of this adventure was from our hometown of Stuart, Florida, to Kinsale, Ireland, via Bermuda and the Azores. We had been dreaming about this moment for seven years and planning it for the last two. Yet, so far, we were the weak links, running down the dock, moments to spare, friends assembled to see us off, and our other friends and crew handling all onboard preparations.

    We awoke on time, but as with absolutely

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