I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck and beaten up by a team of ninjas! My back and neck are killing me. ARRRGGGG, I feel like I’m getting old! Darrin and I have been busting ass to finish the cabin house, toe rail and decks by next Friday. He has a friend flying into Key West on the 15th. We will be heading down there late next week, I actually might get the sails up for the first time in the not too distant future, and I think I’ve earned it. The trip to Key West is an over-nighter and takes about 24 hours.
I’ll be in Key West until May. I’ll have to leave Splendid for the month of April as I have a job, but after that I’m planning on visiting Cuba to write an article and document it for my next film. I’m applying for permission this week, thanks Chris. After that I’ll visit the Caymans before heading back down to Cartagena. I’m going to build a hard dodger and Bimini in Cartagena, haul out, and paint the hull. After that I’ll be off to the San Blas for some spear fishing and R&R.
I still don’t know if I’ll go through the canal again or head north and cross the Atlantic for Europe. Europe is a much faster track on finishing a circumnavigation but I really don’t care so much about that any more. It’s much more important to me to travel to the places I really want to see. Sam and Guin haven’t seen the Pacific and I sure wouldn’t mind doing it again. Who knows…, “where the wind blows”, right?
Refitting Splendid has taken a lot out of me. My energy is getting thin and I’m really looking forward to my Keys trip. I hope everything works well! It will be the initial shake down cruise and should tell a lot.
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
Sail far!
– Alex