Altering Our Course
11 April 2012 | Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Jeff
Pam and I have decided to change the lifestyle course that we have been traveling for the last fourteen plus months. We have been discussing our Caribbean cruising lifestyle on and off throughout those fourteen months. Initially, we were exploring new territory by visiting Antigua last year for the first time. Then things were interesting moving down the island chain to Grenada because we were noting the changes that had taken place in our ten year absence. Now with the prospect of returning south again for hurricane season in Grenada we have developed a real been there done that feeling. So why not go somewhere else you say? Grenada's not the only place to go for hurricane season. That is quite true, which brings me to the other part of our feeling. We just aren't enjoying this lifestyle as much as we thought we would. The difficulties of accomplishing the simplist tasks out her are overwhelming the fun factor for us. The balance between fun and the challenges of keeping the boat running is just not there. Back in Florida, before we left to do this, friends would ask us how long were we going to be gone. To which we answered, "we don't know, as long as the money holds out and we are having fun we'll keep doing it". Well the money is doing ok, but the fun factor is way down. Additionally, we have found that we miss a lot of things from back home and there is a lot of our own country that we haven't seen. So, our plan right now is to return to Florida and continue to liveaboard the boat because we own the boat, love the boat and like marina life enough to try it out for a while longer. We have also never cruised the Bahamas, the Florida Keys or Florida's west coast so we may do some of that too. We are now looking forward to this next chapter in our lives.