Wednesday, November 17, 2010

What I learned from sailing down the Baja coast

1.)    Stars will outnumber black spaces if you get out far enough
2.)    The sounds of whales at night is better music than I have ever heard
3.)    When you start to think your crew mates smell you should jump into the Pacific because you last took a shower six days ago too
4.)    The Pacific and a large bottle of shampoo only makes you smell reasonable enough to hang out with fellow sailors
5.)    Salt water takes many washes (showers and laundry) to get out
6.)    If ever troubled with insomnia in the future- go sailing and let the water rock you to sleep
7.)    Hand carrying the asymmetrical sheet forward and around the forestay in the middle of the night is more exhilarating and scarier than just about anything
8.)    Racing dolphins, sea turtles, jumping stingrays and flying fish is better than any perks a city may have to offer
9.)    You cannot control much- wind direction and speed, waves and their speed and height- these are the things that dictate your life and its pace
10.) Resources are scarce…if you run out of water, you are out of water; if you have eaten all of the food on the boat, no more will magically appear; what goes in, must come out; trash must be managed and space is tight

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