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| Cambria fuels up before leaving Kingston. |
There’s an old Chinese proverb
attributed to Lao Tzu that reads, “a
journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That’s so true, especially in a literal
journey that will take you three times as far:
But regardless of the distance travelled, everyone has to start
somewhere and we’re no different.
Our journey to Alaska
We didn’t get very far, nor did we intend to – only
17 miles up the “road” to a friend’s dock where we’ll spend the next couple of days
organizing the boat, watching the weather and waiting for one final package to
arrive from UPS.
But that’s not really what
this blog is about.
To make things a little easier as we embarked on
our 3,000+ mile season, David and I took a “divide and conquer” approach. Because we still need to use our truck before
we store it for the next six (possibly seven) months, I drove it to our
destination while he sailed Cambria there. And I have to say, I didn’t like it one bit.
For a couple that’s lived in a small space for the
last 14 years, we still manage to have our own lives: I have my interests. David has his. And it’s not unusual for one of us to be off
doing our own thing. In fact, when we’re
tied to land, it’s the norm. But when it comes to Cambria, we’ve travelled
every mile together with one tiny exception and, yesterday, I was quickly
reminded how much I hate being separated from the boat . . . and David.
He might starve to death if I weren’t around, but David
doesn’t need my help. He’s perfectly
capable of handling Cambria on his own, as am I. But life’s not about what you can or can’t do. It’s about the steps you take towards your
journey’s end and who you choose to take those steps with. I chose David years ago. And then Cambria chose
us: We’re a package deal.
And so, our journey begins.
Despite the fact that we have routes planned, we don’t
really know where our steps will lead us or the experiences we’ll have along
the way. What we do know is that we’ll
take them together, David and I . . . one step at a time.
Want to follow along as we make our way north
to Alaska
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| From one dock to another, Cambria takes her first step towards Alaska. |
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