We flew home to visit our family over Christmas, but now the time is coming for us to return to the boat.
We, as usual, are flying with many weird items that we feel are important that we transport.
These items are:
New Dodger
Replacement Electric Motor
Replacement Electric Motor Controller
Wet Suits
SCUBA gear
All our Camera Equipment
Some of these items are necessary to repair or replace our gear on the boat, and some of these items are the result of Christmas Gifts!
Either way, now we have all this large and odd cargo that we need to get into our suitcases so we can take it back to the boat.
At the beginning of our trips to the States to visit family, the end of the trip always seems so far away and so dreaded. We enjoy seeing everyone and visiting with old friends. Then time passes and we seem to get a hankering to get on a plane and fly back to the boat. This itchy feeling that we have spent enough time here and we need to get on the move again overcomes me and drives me to go.
I wonder if this is a result of knowing that the visit is coming to an end or if I just am used to always being on the move. In our sailing lives, we get somewhere and enjoy that place deeply. Then one day, we wake up and are ready to go, so we raise anchor and leave!
I wonder if when we finally sail back to the states, will that feeling still exist in me? Will I settle down somewhere only to get that hankering to go again? Will I then feel stuck or trapped?
