The adventure comes to a close

I have decided not to go on sailing to Brazil. My reasons for not wanting to continue South are varied. I had many long conversations with several people who helped guide me in my decision. To be clear, I am not making this decision because I fear that something will go wrong during the trip. If anything, this trip to Halifax has assured me that this boat (and myself) could handle the worst of storms. However, there are other factors which I hadn't previously taken into enough consideration, namely, boredom, food, weather and what I was hoping to gain out of the trip.

1)      Boredom: The stars at night are beautiful and so are the sunrises and sunsets as well as all the wildlife…but regardless you feel every hour pass by. There’s only so much reading and music listening I can do. I get antsy, I want to move! While coastal sailing is fun and a good mixture of land and sea, crossing the ocean by boat for 6 weeks would be too much for me.

2)      Food: I was getting tired of our canned food after only a week of it, partly because the swaying of the boat was also making me a bit queasy.

3)      Weather: while people back in Toronto enjoyed a heat wave, most evenings I’ve had to wear a hat and gloves. Sailing is much more enjoyable on the hot days and evenings that we got. I can’t imagine leaving in November for Brazil.

4)      What I hoped to gain: I have no idea what I really hoped to gain from this trip. I was thinking of be able to meditate, think about where I would go with my life, but alas, I have been able to do a lot of that thinking on this ride to Halifax! I think, I would think so much on trip to Brazil that I'd go mad!