When we started this blog it was mainly to keep our family and friends in touch with us while we were on our grand adventure, sailing in the Exumas. A secondary reason was to have a permanent record of our trip to enjoy later on when memory fails, which for me seems to be sooner rather than later! Now that we are not actively cruising and have no immediate plans to cruise, I found myself asking the question about continuing the blog. I couldn’t decide. One of my favorite sayings is to not decide IS making a decision so I guess the blog will continue with the occasional entry about………..
There have been massive changes in Rusty and my life in the four years since we started this season in our life. Four years is that really all it has been……….seems so much longer. I can say that deposing of the majority of your possessions, selling your home and living on a boat for three years teaches you a lot about your self. To still be self discovering in your sixties has its pro’s and its con’s. The most important discovery was that I am NOT a cruiser. I love to sail, I especially loved the Exumas, but to live full time on a sailboat is just not the life I want to live. So I know I don’t want to be a full time cruiser and I know I want to live in (and out of) a house. Right now we are in our RV in Baton Rouge and I really like Baton Rouge……..I love Louisiana. No, that is not exactly right…….I love the people in Louisiana. Everyone is so friendly, outgoing and welcoming. We went to the Farmers Market this Saturday and I felt like I was among friends I had known all my life. Conversations were struck so easily, the cajun music was playing, people were laughing and even though it was very crowded no one was pushing or even in a bad humor. I loved it. It has been a long time since I felt like I was “home” and that is how I feel here in Louisiana. I would move here permanently in a heartbeat except for two things…….it is a long way from family and there really isn’t a good place for SYL. I don’t know that I am ready to give up sailing and I feel sure Rusty does not want to give up sailing. Rusty would be perfectly happy sailing off into the sunset forever…….
So for now, Rusty will work in Baton Rouge, I will spilt my time between the RV, the lake house and Friendswood, Texas. Shawn my new grand baby has acid reflux and taking care of him has been a challenge. I just got back five days ago and may need to go back this week. We will see……
Sea Yawl Later!!
Linda