Sunday, July 29, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A year ago today...
A year ago, today.....
We've reached another milestone today.
It's been a full year since we pulled away from the PIYC in Erie PA.
After 10+ years of planning, 6 months of intensely downsizing our
personal belongings and also working to complete the major boat
projects, we finally started the adventure. “Living the Dream”
is not really what either of us expected and the sunshine and roses
have been intermixed with some real emotions and difficult times.
We have seen thousands of miles of
coastline and more that a few dozens islands both here and in the
Bahamas. This really is a dreamlike lifestyle and we pinch ourselves
often to refocus on that distant reality that exists on shore. We do
make an effort to stay connected with the economic and political news
as those still effect us very much. We are also enjoying the blips
we see of many of your lives via Facebook and emails.
Oh so many lessons learned about
navigation, weather, tides, currents, anchoring, as well as the life
lessons that come with the separation and isolation that is a very
real part of cruising. While we tend to make new friends everywhere
we go, we really miss all our lifelong friends and many relatives.
We've already started to formulate
float plans for the next 6 months and look forward to discovering new
places. We're heading north today from Stuart to Vero Beach. We have
reciprocol dockage with Loggerhead Marinas so we though we'd see some
of their other facilities.
2 more months of high humidity and 4
more months of Hurricane Season before we resume our more normal
cruising routines. Can't wait!
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