Darlene Athey:  

I married right out of high school. That lasted three years and took me to Kansas. Then it was back to Boulder, and working while attending college. I had always wanted to move to a warmer climate, so when an opportunity presented itself in 1982, I was off to sunny Florida! I spent the next twenty years there, raising quarter horses for a few years during that time, and met my soul mate there. We spent many years both working and playing hard; we both love to travel. He was an avid sailor, so I became one also. We raced sailboats every week and most weekends, as he owned a sail company and we would travel and race with clients. We raced in many states of the U.S. and also traveled to Europe and the Caribbean to race. I was an accountant and ultimately a financial comptroller. In 2002, we stepped away from the rat race and moved to British Columbia, Canada to live a higher quality of life. I telecommuted for a few years. Between 2006 & 2014, I spent several months each year sailing, either in the Caribbean or Mediterranean, on my 51' catamaran. I've done two trans-Atlantic crossings with the boat and had a fabulous time seeing new places and making new sailing friends who share my lifestyle. Recently we sold the catamaran and in 2019 purchased a motor yacht. I had decided it was time for a floating condo since I spend a few months each year on the boat and wanted less work than the sailboat required. I love the new boat. I still travel about seven months out of...Expand for more