Three kids, one sailboat, seven bears, and apparently a perfectly normal childhood. This week, Roake, Ren, and Freyja take over the microphones to share what life is really like aboard Salome in the middle of a parking lot. From boatyard adventures to bears dismantling cars, the kids seem completely unfazed by their unusual childhood. We're starting to wonder if they've simply stopped questioning our judgment.

On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we’re recording from Salome for the first time. We talk about living aboard in the boatyard, moving nearly 9,000 pounds of lead, dropping the masts, Val’s trip to the top of the rig, more unexpected repairs, and the strange mix of excitement, exhaustion, and occasional panic that comes with realizing this dream is actually getting very real.

On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Salome is finally out of the water, and somehow finding three thumb sized holes in the keel is good news. We talk about the long awaited hull ultrasound, unexpected repairs, dropping the masts, the people we’ve met along the way, and the growing realization that after a year of overcoming one hurdle after another, we’re getting awfully close to the part where we actually untie the lines and go.

On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, I sit down with one of the few people who has known me almost my entire life. Through decades of moves, parenting, hardship, adventure, and complete chaos, we somehow never stopped showing up for each other. What unfolds is an honest conversation about lifelong friendship, resilience, family, and the rare relationships that survive every version of who we become.

Val and I share an unexpected experience after being invited to an elementary school assembly where 300 students gathered for a presentation about Down syndrome led by a fourth grader named Hailey. What followed were thoughtful questions, funny moments, and a firsthand look at how deeply kids connected with our family, our mission, and the idea of adventure without limits.

Val and I sit down and talk about something we don’t always say out loud, what it actually looks like to raise Ren. We share stories from the early days to where we are now, the things that were harder than we expected, the things that took time, and the moments that shaped how we parent. It’s just an honest look at our life, the parts that don’t always get shared, and everything that comes with it.

Val and I sit down with our friend and neighbor Jen, a firefighter and mom whose daughters have become fast friends with our kids. What started as kids running back and forth between houses turned into something bigger. We talk about what it’s like for another family to step into our world, how naturally their kids have connected with Ren, and a school project that says more about what we’re doing than we ever could.

I sit down with Hannah, Hailey, and Roake and just let them talk. No plan, no script, just kids sharing what it’s actually like to know Ren. What stood out wasn’t what they said about Down syndrome, it was how little they thought about it. To them, he’s not a diagnosis, he’s just Ren.