Reality Check. A walk on an Island. A flock of goats. Wild autum scenery. Brooding skies and a safe mooring. 7 tons of lead. Safe. But what of my over wrought plans. What about that rant last night? Walking out on the Island today I figured out my problem. Essentially I have been coupling my intention to return to Vancouver with my plans to sail for three years. I've decided once and for all not to sail the Indian Ocean via Suez. Some dreams are best left unexplored. The main thing is to sail and explore in the knowledtge that I don't have to get Compromise back to Vancouver. It's a mission statement but not mission critical. Today on that Island I found in myself a calm to stop panicking and get on with my sailing. I'm mooring the boat in Sneem Harbour for the winter, returning to Vancouver for a family Christmas and returning to London for some serious research on ocean passages. I really don't want to go via Pannama.
As I was leaving the anchorage for Kenmare Town a complete rainbow arched across the sky which I could see both ends of, right over my Island! That's two pot's of gold I won't find at the end of the rainbow! It's not the destination but the dream. It's simply a sailing journey.
