And are there some boats! I can see why they call Ft. Lauderdale the Venice of the U.S. There are boats boats boats everywhere and traveling everywhere. This morning we saw a huge yacht being pulled and pushed by tugboats on each end. It was huge, all sleek and gray and black; it looked like the batman yacht if there ever was to be one. Lawson said it was a four million dollar boat.<\/p>\n
Well it turns out we could have possibly left today because the outboard was fixed right around noon. But we’re just gonna hang out one more night because Lawson promised Tristan he would take him back to the kids museum. That’s where they are now while I enjoy some free-from-T time. He’s a handful. But he’s slowly adjusting with our different and unpredictable lifestyle – probably better than me. When they were leaving Lawson said, get out on deck we need a bow bunny. I thought that quite humorous. Bow bunny I’m not. I feel like I’ve sweated for days, my gray hair has multiplied and I’m in a bad need of a pedicure. But at least I had a shower this morning.<\/p>\n
That is the way with cruising. There is a big duality to it – I have been thinking of it as my love-hate relationship with sailing. I love the adventure and seeing new places and being out on the water and in beautiful tropical nature. But I hate the mechanical and technical side of sailing. I feel like I know nothing and I’m pretty sure I’m quite right about that. I have no sense of direction and if my brain has to think mathematically there’s just no hope. \u00a0I love the fact that I’m taking a break from work. But I hate that I’ll probably be going into debt. I love spending quality time with Lawson and Tristan but I hate that we have to homeschool him – it tries my last nerve – and suddenly we are without a babysitter or break without any end in sight.<\/p>\n
As in life, there is always the good and the bad. But what’s refreshing is that these conditions push you to try new things and overcome fears. I came up with this equation the other day: docking + hot shower = courage. As much as I hate docking, my love of a hot shower that awaits at the marina makes me hop off and tie up. Maybe I’ll eventually get so good at it that I won’t feel my heart pounding in my chest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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