Before my Seattle job derailed all of my hobbies and general non-work reasons to live, I was working through a kind of self help book and one of the projects was to just close your eyes and listen to what you really want. I closed my eyes, and I pictured being on a boat. I've actually been doing this, imagining this, for years...decades.
When we moved to Oregon and specifically Oregon City near the river, we talked about whether we might get a boat. I kept arguing that it was not practical, for many reasons.
When we moved to Oregon and specifically Oregon City near the river, we talked about whether we might get a boat. I kept arguing that it was not practical, for many reasons.
- Boats can be money pits.
- We don't know anything about boating. Anything at all.
- Boating in Oregon is limited to rivers only. The ocean here is extremely dangerous.
- I don't like to be cold.
- We don't have a crew member over the age of 3.
- I hate launching boats from a trailer. (Ok, I know a tiny bit about boating.)
But, I close my eyes and I see myself on a boat.
So then I opened my eyes and I told Mike that despite all the reasons against it, I must admit that I do really want a boat.
And he said he does too.
I'm descended from a long line of mariners. It's in my blood.
We decided on a Catalina30. Next steps are saving the money and going to sailing school.
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I want a house boat but Shannon is not so keen.
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