Day 2. Are you freakin' nuts, its been almost 2 years. just the idea of writing it bores the crap out of me.
Wow, I cannot believe it has been so long since my last entry. Life just eats up time, and rolls along whether you want it to or not. I'll try to give a quick update. We've been out of the loop for a long time, but I need to keep it short, or you'll end up falling asleep on me.
As of the last blog entry we were knee deep in a pile of dirt and building materials, trying to end up with a house. The event took us the better part of a year, with Serena's parents moving into the main house in May of 2015, and us moving into the granny suite in the back of the garage. By that time though, my father was living in our 13' travel trailer in our driveway, after separating from my stepmother, and he needed a place to live. That meant another summer lost to building another house. However, my body was starting to break down, and during the process I managed to blow out my right knee, and spend 5 months suffering the pain of a bad case of tennis elbow. Not to mention that Serena and I being so busy, we had neglected our heath, and in November my Doctor informed me that my blood sugar had moved me into the pre-diabetic range, heading toward all the bad stuff that that usually brings on a person. But I have a boat, and I want to cruise, and being a slave to doctors and medication is not an option for me. So although late in the game, it was time for some real change. Serena and I started to educate ourselves in health and diet, spending the winter of 2015/2016 looking after ourselves, walking, and trying to figure out what a healthy lifestyle looked like to us. As of this week we have moved aboard Vita for the summer, I am officially no longer a pre-diabetic, and we have lost a total of 100 lbs between the two of us. We feel great, and are looking forward to a lot of years of cruising, hiking, travelling, and living life to its absolute fullest. Come with us for the ride.
The Plan:
Going way back our original plan was to sail to the Bahamas and back in a year. And, if we liked it, we were going to take off for an indefinite period of time. We did that, and we loved the life, complete with its ups and downs, but we also realized that we wanted a house here at home. So instead of cruising as an end all, be all, cruising would be a part time life for us. Maybe 6 months out of the year, or longer, or whatever takes our fancy. So we are headed back down to the Caribbean next summer, and we don't know when Vita will be back in Canada. But, she needs a little work before she goes and we need a breather before we are ready. This year will see us travelling the local canals, the Rideau and the Trent Severn, as well as Georgian Bay and the North Channel. And for those who know those areas, access for a sailboat is limited, so Vita will be a power boat this year. It works out well, because the bowsprit is completely rotted out, and needs rebuilding before it will be safe to put up the mast again. I had cut some white oak last year and milled it on the saw mill just for that purpose, but its a winter project; next winters! There are also a list of upgrades and changes that we would like to make, from lessons we learned on the first trip. But for now, we just want to take the summer off, enjoy life on the water, and get to know Vita again.
Vita back to one six.
