I think I’ve been misleading some of you.
I’ve been posting a quote lately “Not all who wander are lost.” By Tolkien.
Indirectly I’ve been associating myself with this quote and I don’t know that I can, I feel as if I’m misrepresenting myself.
Night after night, day after day, and for the past 4 years I spend countless hours pouring over marine charts, maps, atlases, cruising guides and books looking for something, someplace, or someone. Perhaps I’m more lost then everyone put together. What if I never find what I’m looking for…, worse yet, what if I never started looking? I just think there is something better out there and “Damn It” I’m going to find it!
It’s not uncommon for a trip from the Galapagos to the Marquesas to take 45 – 60 days. The ITCZ (International Tropical Convergence Zone) is a band of windless water frequented by rain and lots of lightening. I have friends who attempted the trip last season and were hit by lightning before they reached the Galapagos, after turning around their engine seized on the way back to
How will 2 months alone at sea will affect me? Bonkers is the only word that comes to mind!!! This will most likely be the longest leg of my trip. I hope I catch a lot of fish : )
I guess we’ll all find out, I will start this trip in March. It is my plan to post daily logs at sea thanks to the help of Satcomm Systems and Iridium.
I guess it’s just one of those nights; I’m contemplating my navel again.
“Not all who wander are lost, perhaps I am”
— Alex
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