Mexico for me susan

My daughter’s decision to teach English as a second language in Ecuador 3+ years ago started her solo traveling journey. I, at that time, was land based and listened carefully as she described the topography and the people and the culture and the tiniest nuances of the beauty of her experience. Since Ecuador her route has taken her to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and destinations I may have missed. My map was on the wall and I plotted her where-abouts, as I knew. And now I am here, in Mexico! It excited me! I feel a connection to this land through Chelsea’s interpretation. Currently Chelsea is traveling in these parts with her friend, Mel; they are gathering material for a documentary they are making. Our paths are not able to cross at this junction but we are working to find a way…

No matter how prepared and organized we try to be, there is always a project that needs attention. Our inflatable dinghy came with a cover that helps to store her compactly on the deck. Jim Funk, our noted canvas maker back in Mystic, remade the deteriorating (after only one season) cover and it is serving us well, except the handles needed to be reinforced. Dan kept us on task and now that is another item to check off the list.

The shedding of material things is a process that seems to have impacted me, still.
We stroll along the streets lined with vendors displaying colorful assorted items and I have had no desire to own anything more. Much to the dismay of the sellers, I am not interested in gold or silver.

Being at anchor has subtle meanings besides the obvious. We were eating our breakfast yesterday and appreciating the ability to have the condiments set out, not shifting with the seas and sliding out of reach and sometimes out of the container. There is a calm that prevails when your reflexes are not being challenged as you eat.

Tomorrow we set sail…