(NASA Image)The plan:
To reduce our worldly possessions down to the barest of essentials, just what we need to be as self-sufficient as possible. Plus whatever treasures and family heirlooms we may not be evolved enough to let go of at the time. Then sell the cassas and set out on a leisurely around-the-word sailing trip with an open ended itinerary and no final destination in mind. That should open plenty of doors for adventure and growth.
The rout:
We plan to set out from Mystic Connecticut on November 1st of 2009 bound for Bermuda. After a short say in Bermuda we’ll head for the southern end of the Bahamas. From there we might make a short stop in Florida for brief visit with my brother and his family. Next is the Dry Tortugas then on to Cozumel and a run down the Yucatan peninsula to Belize visiting Glover’s atoll and Lighthouse, enjoying the barrier reef along the way. We’ll then work our way up the Rio Dulce in Guatemala for the Hurricane season. While in Guatemala we’ll have plenty of time to explore the surrounding inland areas as we wait for the end of H season.
After the Rio Dulce we’ll head south to Islas de la Bahia in Honduras then on to the legendarily beautiful San Blas islands in Panama. Then it will be westward through the ditch and up to Costa Rica for more exploration. From Costa we head south to Equator. When were through there we’ll head west to the Galapagos then on to the Marquesas.
After that the plan starts to get hazy. With so many incredible islands in the Pacific open to us it boggles the mind. Way out into the future looms New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Bali, Thailand, incredible India, Africa (wow), Brazil and dare I mention Europe & the Mediterranean. Those are just some of the high points. It’s hard to even imagine it all at one, I have to break it up in bite size chunks to conceptualize it all.
So that’s the big picture, at least as well as I can sketch it out from here. I’ll let you know more as we get there. This is the story of that great journey and when I say journey I’m not just referring to the travel. Sure the traveling and sailing will be a bit part of it but there are lots of other adventures going on at the same time. There will be the interesting and challenging journey to self-reliance and self-sufficiency. A journey deep into nature, our own and the planet’s. And one of my most anticipated ones, the journey and adventure of getting to know Susan on a much deeper level that I think would orderly be possible in our day to day “civilized” lives. That’s all in the future. For now, in the moment, our adventure consists of preparing the boat for voyaging, preparing our homes for market and preparing our lives to go mobile and off the grid. Lots to do…
