I'm a landlubber for sure and quite fond of green rolling pastures, farmland, and lakes - where I can see the other side. And as most of you who know me well, I am of the "play it safe" type, envying those adventuresome folks who throw caution to the wind, leap first and think later - oh how I wish! I suppose that is why I try to surround myself with those who are of that very nature. But living on a boat? Now that is one giant leap!
If you ask Chris, he'll tell ya he's been trying to talk me into this shortly before we left the great state of Texas two years ago. Chris began to shift his focus from sailplanes to sailboats as soon as he found out we would be living close to the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay. With fond memories of sailing the BVI's with family in his high school years, Chris was bound and determined to get me on the bandwagon.
Bless his heart, (as they say in Texas) he put in a gallant effort! With dreamy visions of living a drastically different lifestyle, I was all for jumping in feet first. But then reality would set in and I would dwell on all of the "what ifs" and my mind would quickly change. And so it has been back and forth like that, for months and months on end, until I finally caved in, I mean decided to give it a go.
It may have taken awhile but honestly, it was a mutual decision that we wanted to do something wildly different. We wanted to challenge ourselves in a new way and focus on trying to live a simpler life by downsizing - though we upsized quite dramatically from our 25 foot sailboat! Yes, there are a lot of unknowns out there waiting for us in an exciting, scary kind of way, but I think we're ready for it!
