I know that many of you have been wondering when we would leave. I understand that someone was taking a poll on the dock predicting it. Well, for whoever guessed June 1, 2010 at 10:30 am, you are a winner.
This morning we got up early to run some last minute chores before heading out, pick up cat food, check, kitty litter, check, pick up mail at our mail service and let them know we will be gone for a while, check, stop at the place where we got our water maker and pick up some supplies and parts, check, pay for the new batteries, credit card and check, drop off our key fobs for the marina, check, have the holding tank pumped out, check, prepare Windarra to sail, check, start the engine and cast off from the dock, CHECK!!!
It is liberating to, at last, sail away after so many months (and years) of preparation. To leave behind the rat race (the rats are winning), the rush of traffic, the hurry, hurry, hurry to get things done, whatever those things are.
At the same time, it is sad to leave family and friends. We will miss weekly dinners with Sarah and watching the latest episode of 'House'. We will miss having Dan call up and invite us over for dinner. We will miss going to Doug and Nancy's on Bainbridge Island for a meal that Nancy calls something simple but the rest of us think it is right out of the pages of Gourmet magazine. We will miss going to Cafe Besalu for the greatest pain au chocolate.
But, at the same time, we look forward to seeing new places, having new experiences, meeting new friends and connecting with cruising friends we have met in the past.
Right now we are anchored in a small harbor. The wind generator is spinning away. It is time to relax, slow down, take a nap, read a book.
Make sure you take time, to slow down too.
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Godspeed my friends! I hope you have the best trip of your lives.
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