Almost everyday one of us says, “I’m not sure I could get more relaxed.”
Perhaps it is the motion of the waves, the gentle rocking of the boat, the placid swinging on anchor, the droning of the engines when we’re underway, the caress of zephyrs, or not having a particular schedule to keep; we’re not sure what it is, but we’re finding our brain waves smoothing out.
If they were audible, it would sound like ohmmmm. When we look into each other’s eyes we look into the deep abyss of the zone.
When we’re underway we’re moving at twice the speed of walking. At that speed, you can clearly see the world. The Salon (living room & helm station) has big windows in every direction. Because of this 360 view, even in a marina, we’re much closer to the natural world than when we had a home or worked the farm.
The great patience required for farming is even more necessary for cruising. And the ultimate irony is that we make a living urging callers on hold to be patient. (IdeasOnHold.com)
When we were farming, we were forced to spend more time outdoors and we became acutely aware of the weather and the phases of the moon. Now that we’re cruising, we’re once again aware of the moon’s phases, the weather and the comings and goings of Mother Nature’s subjects. I think being outside is one of the reasons we feel so relaxed.
After about a week at the New Bern Grand Marina, we took our truck back to Florida, saw family, took care of some business and celebrated Eli’s 1st birthday. He’s the youngest of our 9 grandchildren.
We took an Enterprise Rental car back (they don’t staff airport locations for drop-off service, so we got to take our second Uber ride). We plan to be here until 10/29 then head toward Marineland Marina where we have a reservation starting 11/19 and ending 1/19. After that we’ll probably head for points south with no particular destinations in mind.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me! Tanuki!
