First Days

The boat is beautiful but is in need of some good loving before she is in any condition to sail. That will be nice rewarding work. It is a long day of hard work but at the end you can see that you have actually done something. We have a full month in Harligen before we head to Hamburg. I am trying to get a solid plan about where we are going but that is proven harder than i thought. I am the third sail crew on board which means I am third in command which is fun. I am working right now on finding a leak in the water tank and rigging up the jibboom net. Those tasks should take me through next week at least. It is dinner time so I will finish this up. Love to everyone. Safe and sound day 3.

1st Day

Red eye flights are never good. I cannot sleep on airplanes so that presents a major problem. After the flight the train ride to Utrecht was nice a little scenic. I saw my first windmill which makes me mark day one as a success. I met Mickail at Utrecht University and had a nice nap while he had his first class. I am now left in the computer lab all along to fend off impatient students from this computer. In other words Mickail is in class. Once he is out I believe it is a early dinner then a night on the town until about 10 or when my eyes will no longer open. So far everything is great a little rainy but heck its the Netherlands. Safe and sound day 1.

Wheels up tomorrow at 8:30

Packing and getting everything ready has never been a strength of mine, and I am remembering that now. Sorry Sarah your room is the staging area. Everything is going fine so far, I am very excited and just like the first time I was going to Disneyland I will not be able to sleep tonight. I have to get back to work. The next post I will be at the ship so look forward to some photos.

Six Days

In six days I head out on a adventure. It my not be as extreme as India, but I feel it may be just as rewarding. I am sailing around Europe on a Tall Ship just like the sailors of old. I am starting this blog so that my friends stay in touch. I am excited and nervous all at once. I hope that very soon i can show you all photos of the Irish Sea or the Baltic from a hundred feet up. So look forward to more as I will look forward to hearing from all of you.