I can remember the night I made my decision to buy a boat, quit my job, sell everything and go cruising, I was reading some things on some sort of cruiser blog type of web site, someone suggested that you make a list of the six things that you would want to gain from a cruiser lifestyle....and six things that you would miss most about leaving your current lifestyle. My list of things I would miss most were the following; 1. My kids, 2. my friends, 3.Reading my newspaper every morning, 4. watching TV, 5. My comfortable home and 6. security of a land based life. Well yesterday I was reminded of just how much I will miss my kids and my friends, my two wonderful daughters, Amber and Ashley threw me a going away party, they put it all together, bought all the food/drinks, and invited all my friends. It was a great day as I saw many of my friends both old friends and new friends and even my ex-wife and her husband (see christmas blog), everyone was enthusiastic about my trip and wished me well. I hope that the people who said they want to meet me along the way will follow up and strive to make it happen, as it would be great to see them and share with them for a few days a part of my new lifestyle.
Ohh... and as for the rest of the list, I haven't read the newspaper in months, and don't miss it one bit, I have watched the TV on my boat a total of about 5 hours in the past 1+ years, and don't miss it one bit, I still have a comfortable home (it floats), and I'm not sure why I thought a land based house was so secure???
Thank you Amber and Ashley for all your effort, thank you to all my friends for showing up on a cold rainy day to wish me Bon Voyage.....I'll miss you all more than I can tell you.