Starry Night
1975 Tayana 37
| Vessel Name: | Starry Night |
| Vessel Make/Model: | 1975 Tayana 37 (CT37) |
| Hailing Port: | South Freeport, Maine |
| Crew: | Bob, Jamey, Amanda and Alyssa |
| About: | Bob and Jamey Myron, Amanda Myron (age 9) and Alyssa Myron (age 7) |
| Extra: | Sailing from Durham, Maine to the BVI fall/winter of 2010 |
16 July 2011 | Branford, CT
The gift of time
As we get closer to home, people are starting to ask what the best and worst part of the trip has been.
02 July 2011
Updates
The last 3 blogs were posted after the fact as the sailblogs website was down. I posted them on facebook and was just able to repost here. I also downloaded some photos on facebook which I will copy here when I am able. If you'd like to see the photos on facebook, just search for jamey myron. They're on my site in photos/albums. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read about our adventures and keep in touch with us. It's good to have a touchstone when drifting around!
02 July 2011 | Solomon's Island, Chesapeake Bay
An Uneventful Day
No big stories today. No water in the boat, lost ground tackle or storms. The boat stayed clean, the kids got along and the weather was beautiful. Not much to write about, but it was amazing to experience. It was perfection. I'm not sure if it's because of or in spite of our recent adventures, but we [...]
02 July 2011 | Norfolk, VA
It takes about 20 seconds
We left Norfolk early this morning in beautiful weather. The seas were flat, winds were calm and almost no traffic in the harbor (which is rare in itself). Things were so calm that Bob had let me sleep. He got up around 6 to get us going. Just outside the harbor, he passed across the channel to head [...]
02 July 2011
Georgetown, SC
We arrived in Georgetown SC today around lunchtime. The scenery here along Winyah Bay is stunning, though we haven’t adjusted to the water color in the states yet. It seems so murky compared to the Bahamas and Caribbean.
30 May 2011 | Charleston, South Carolina
Getting older
Now that we are back in the US, one of the girls' favorite thing to do is call and talk to friends. Being away from friends has been one of the hardest part of this trip for them.
The gift of time
For the worst, I can think of a few moments that have been among the most frightening of my life.
The best, though is more difficult to explain. If I close my eyes, I can easily relive the joy of coming into St George's Harbor/Bermuda, the first sight of land after 10 days at sea or the colors in the Caribbean. These are among the best memories of my life.
The best part of the trip, though, isn't a memory, it has just been the gift of time. I have had endless days to spend with Bob and the girls. We've had time to argue and make up, time for family games, time to laugh together, get sick together, walk 2 miles with groceries. We've also had time to just hang out at the library or on a park bench - just because we could. I've also had time to watch the girls grow over the past year.
Time has been the single most enjoyable thing about this trip. I want to thank Bob, the girls and every friend we've met along the way for sharing this gift with us. I hope to always treasure it and pass it on, and I hope I always have enough sense to truely appreciate it.
