About Us

We are Ellen Hartnett and Steve Larsen.  Having both passed 60 years of age, we determined to explore our transition from the work-a-day world to something else.

Steve left corporate America in 2014.  Ellen has loved being a clinical therapist for nigh on four decades, but she too is ready for new adventures.

We have two children, a daughter Blakey and a son Peter.  They are fledged, and we are confident that they are on their ways.

What drives us?

• We each have had role model parents – Steve’s parents retired early and started robust new lives in Door County, Wisconsin; Ellen’s parents retired early, bought a sailboat, and lived abroad for many years, sailed back to the Caribbean, and eventually ended up in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
• We are young enough to embark on some serious adventures.
• We love to travel and experience other cultures.
• We believe in service to others.
• We like establishing community.
• We have another few years to go before we want to tap into our Social Security.
• We applied for the Peace Corps in 1980, after we were married, and were not accepted.