We were gone
for 57 days, ran the boat for 317 hours travelled 2,513 nautical miles, visited
12 new ports of call and anchored in lots of coves. We took 1,945 pictures and
shot 280 videos. We saw countless whales, numerous seals and lots of soaring
eagles. Many nights we ate from the sea and returned home with frozen chicken
still in the freezer.
Before we
left, I was so concerned that I was going to get bored, that I took 59 movies,
15 business books, 5 Suduko books, 2 knitting projects and a pile of Navigator
project tasks. At the end of the trip, we had watch 0 movies (except the ones
that we created), I only read 10 pages of one book, I barely finished 3 Suduko
puzzles out of 1 book, I managed to knit 12 rows of an afghan and got about half
way through the Navigator projects.
Every day
was a new adventure. I learned so much life and business related stuff that it would
be weeks, maybe months before I would have everything compiled. I didn’t
experience a single moment of boredom. Instead everyday was a new adventure and
the classroom was always open. Seven others were brave enough to join us on our
adventure. Together we created daily float plans, recapped our days into the
story that we posted so folks could follow along and laughed until our cheeks
and bellies were sore.
Even though
we were joined by friends and loved ones along the way, Dad and I were a common
dominator. For 57 days we had breakfast, lunch and dinner together. It totally
touched my heart to spend time with him and remind myself of what a terrific
guy Dad truly is. Some were concerned
that it was going to be a challenge but instead it was PRICELESS! All of us that participated will have
memories that we will cherish forever.
