Salt Life

If I were stuck in a cubicle I would be day dreaming about the life we currently live. Every day is a wonder, a challenge, and an adventure. When you live on a cruising yacht you acquire a synchronicity with nature and the ocean that you could not. Once, a sea creature shoved our sailboat over like a toy.  Probably a large Manatee. 

On lucky mornings we are greeted by dolphines nearby. These sentient beings have a language nearly as complex as humans and their brains are significantly bigger with more folds than we have.

If you've ever looked at a drop of ocean under a microscope then you know it is not just dihydrogen oxide but a soup filled with life. So many small creatures live in a single drop of ocean water that there is potential to blow the mind.

After years of soaking in the ocean, watching it quickly heal your cuts and  scrapes it surely becomes part of you. 

There is an incredible peace you get from such a life style. Once we are back home in Michigan with a house and all that, I'm sure we will all look back fondly at our cruising days. 

Tomorrow we take off yet again and continue motoring south on the ICW. Today I fired up the old Perkins. After checking everything out I hit the starter and she came to life in a second after sitting idle for 45 days. We were fortunate to get a vintage diesel with few hours on the meter. So far she is reliable. Once our boat is weighed down with cruising gear however, I suspect the engine will be slightly under powered for the displacement. I will have to plan our maneuvers accordingly. 

Once in Florida We will hire another Tech to further upgrade the motor, check torque specs, and giver her another look see. Sailboats are also trawlers so having a bullet proof motor is essential. 

In the next 7 to 8 days we hope to make Brunswick, but there is no schedule and no time frame. Wherever we stop will be our new home for a couple weeks. 

Look at that tired windlass.