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10/31/2005
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Irrationality, synchronicity and denial.
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All that, and I have yet to untie the dock lines... In preparation for this trip I knew
that I would have to do something about my car. But I put off making a decision on whether
to sell it, donate it to a charity of find a place to park it for the winter (the denial part). Common sense
would suggest getting rid of it in any fashion possible - the car really is on it's last legs.
But I have had it for 19 years and I really like that car even though it is rapidly becoming
a junk heap.
The vehicle in question is a 1986 Nissan 300ZX T-Top. It needs a great deal of work to put it
back into basic shape. But as the time came to actually DO something I could not bring myself
to part with it. I do get quite attached to some objects at times...
So I decide to keep it (once again....) and when I return from the Bahamas I will have it fixed up
enough to drive it for another year or so... (irrationality)
So in the process of finding a home for the clunker for the winter, a chance meeting with a friend
turned into an offer to let me park the car at his place. Problem solved in 5 minutes after struggling
for days to make a decision... (Synchronicity?)
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11/04/2005
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Pirates Cove Marina - Galesville, MD
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"The hardest part is untying the dock lines."
It's true. Once you get going, things kind of take on a life of their own and you are reacting much
of the time - to weather, locations, events, etc. But it is starting the journey that is the true leap.
Well, today I leapt. It took me a while to get things squared away, but I headed out. I only went 12 miles,
but the only goal of the day was to get the boat out of the slip and pointed south.
I love attaining goals, which is one reason I set such simple ones...
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11/05/2005
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Mill Creek, Solomons Island, MD
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As usual, the wind was in my face all day, so I never even took the sail cover off...
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Some ships on the Chesapeake
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11/06/2005
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Fisherman's Cove, The Glebe, off the Coan River, Virginia
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"Change of weather, change of plans."
The wind was blowing - 15-20 on the nose and started to creep
up from there. I had to bail out and find an anchorage on the
Coan River in Virginia - pretty far out of my way, but I'm sitting
in dead calm water now...
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The Calm At The End Of the Day
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11/07/2005
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Fishing Bay, Deltaville, Virginia
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Got diesel in the morning, and motored to Fishing Bay to work a little.
Fuel 28g @ 2.899 $81.22
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Sunset at Fishing Bay
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11/08/2005
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Hospital Point, Norfolk, Virginia
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Got a late start out of Fishing Bay, but had a great sail for a while. Then I had to turn into the wind and slog
all the way to Norfolk. Had to do the last 45 minutes or so in the dark. Luckily there was a tug pushing a barge
that I just tucked in behind and followed all the way in. Anchored at Hospital point for the night.
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Imposing Perspective
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