Getting nowhere fast

Having made the decision to do some serious sailing, we remain mired down in the seemingly impossible task of leaving our former lives behind.

Susanne has given her notice, effective the end of June, but for now is working harder than ever to try and finish all of the work she has committed to do before she leaves.

Myself, I have let go of my business, selling out to a friend and colleague, but have promised to continue to work while I train someone else to take over the clients. Hard to say how long this will go on.

Add to this our pitiful attempts at getting rid of any of the accumulated junk in a house we have lived in for 25 years, it does seem hopeless sometimes.



Meanwhile, I have been unable to spend any amount of time at or near the boat, so it sits, neglected, in the marina many miles away.



The list of projects keeps getting larger and nothing is really getting done.





But I remain hopeful. Our plan now is to ignore a lot of the projects on the "want" list and concentrate on doing some sailing during the nice summer weather, possibly leaving in mid-July for an extended cruise. By the time we get back we will have a much better idea of what, if anything, we really need to do to the boat before any serious off-shore jaunt.
These projects could be done during the cold, rainy winter season, with us taking some time to do some conventional travel to places we might not get to by boat for a long time.
South America is calling...