Saw Selene move for the first time today. She went for a jog through the harbor and sat in her possibly future slip. All thanks to her old owner Dale. Today was a trial to check her fitting in the slip, and she fits, goodness. Her job’s done, now I get to work on sizing up my finances to fit the marina’s fees. The most exciting part about today was being with Selene. She’s much heavier than my old Coronado 25′ which is exactly what I want for crossing oceans. Selene is a beauty and each time I get to be around her I grow to realize why she’s my boat.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m not just a glutton for things that wear me down. Living out of a car for a year was not physically energizing. Picking up smoking again is not healthy. Buying a boat in need of tons of money and work is beyond overwhelming to the mind. But, I did start out last year in a car and camp around the entire country. My state count is now somewhere in the low 40’s. Leaving Oregon, well I didn’t even now if I was going to make it out of Oregon.
Now I seem to find myself again at point 0 to some extent. At times I think why did I ever give up the road to buy the boat. I had finally found myself comfortable on the road. Now, I’ve given up this comfort to transfer to the boat. Being a car camper is going to be a huge help in buying time to work on the boat. However, I have to figure out how to live out of a car, work on a boat, and start selling some photography, all together. That’s what’s on my mind the most lately. So much so that it’s hard to get excited about someday getting to sail on the boat. Just like leaving Oregon last year, these first few steps are going to carry the biggest burden. After a while the groove will set. Soon it will all be smooth sailing.
After all I did set out on the road trip to find my boat. Now I set off on the boat work to begin sailing the globe. I always figured the boat work phase would be the hardest part of this adventure. And, being that the road trip was so much more (both fulfilling and trying) than I could of ever imagined. It numbs my mind to think what this next adventure phase will involve.
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October 5, 2010 at 2:50 am
angela cialdella
beautiful, simply beautiful. you’re awesome.
October 5, 2010 at 5:12 am
Alana L
This is awesome! I’m a lifeguard at a swimming pool u passed just a few days after your journey had begun, and I’m so glad to see that your trip is going well. It’s obviously a trip that isn’t ment to go as expected, and certainly hasn’t. Change is unavoidable and I think this is a blessing. I truly hope that things work out for you but really if they don’t I’m sure you’ll find a way to make them work fir you. You seem to be a prime example of my favorite quote that I first heard from my dad then later modified. He slways tells me if I get bored that life is what I make it. But another has told me that life is only 10% what you make it and 90% what you make of it.
December 28, 2010 at 4:03 am
jordansname
Thanks for the kind comment, i remember that day at the pool, you all watched nora for me and I got to swim with all the kids going in every direction possible. Thanks for staying interested, it’s amazing you’ve checked back in this far down the road. Hope you had a wonderful christmas!