That will be the fun part. I’ll have to spend time sailing and making minor adjustments to the boat. I know, I know. Tis a tough job but you know, someone has to do it. I plan a couple trips to Freeport and maybe the Flower Gardens 100 miles off the coast. Those trips will give me the offshore experience I need to begin making open-water passages by myself. Now that the wind and water are becoming more favorable for my part of the coast, I can make plans more reliably.
I’m toying with the idea of moving the departure date up by
four weeks or so. Still chewing on that idea. While I don’t want to cut my
training period short I’m getting the itch to get gone.
This trip is gonna be soooo cool! The plan is one year off
to shake off old memories and hurt feelings and gain a new perspective for the
next 30 or 40 years. At the end of 12 months I’ll reconsider; should I keep
going or come back and reinsert myself into the matrix. Sitting here I don’t know what person I’ll be when that decision time comes. It will be fun to see.
