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15. After sea trials and the survey I ran a marathon (accidentally)

Sea trials and the surveyAfter spending an emotionally amazing weekend doing our 13. Sea trials on the Oyster 56 were a success – we love her! and 14. Getting a yacht lifted out for a Marine Survey my husband and I was ready to fly home and sleep for a week! The sea trials and the survey have really taken it out of us!

We both sat around for a while before the flight. First at the hotel bar and then at the airport. Everything was smooth but we were both bushed. We just wanted to get home and sneak off to la-la land.

After a bit of commotion, our gate was announced and we all ran like cattle to get in line. Hubby booked us on a discount air carrier – one that doesn’t give assigned seats. Everyone runs to get to the front of the line to secure a decent seat.

What do you mean I can’t get on the plane?

As we were lining up I looked at my ticket and it said the flight is not permitted to non-EU citizens without a special stamp on the boarding pass. I’m American – I’m a ‘non-EU citizen!’ “What!?!?!?!” I started to freak out and first ran to the passport control desk. They were very kind but told me I had to go out of the terminal, back into the airport and find the carrier’s customer service desk. The security officer said ‘run as fast as you can!’ I felt as if he said, ‘Run, Forest, Run!’

I ran for 20 minutes. I ran and ran and ran.

In my head, however, I thought that there are worse places to get stuck. And my father-in-law was looking after Sienna so there’s no worry there. I really wanted to get home but I wasn’t going to get too upset about things.

Luckily the plane was late and I made it back into the queue before boarding commenced. It took me quite a while to catch my breath. The entire line of passengers clapped as I made it back. Hubby obviously announced my predicament. At the time I didn’t think it was funny.

The plane smelled and hubby had a sniffling problem

Once on the flight, I played a card game on my IPad and chilled as best as I could. I was tired and found everything annoying. I didn’t like the smell, nor the loud people around me and I could hear hubby sniffle which was driving me nuts. I kept reminding myself that I was tired and I’d feel much better in the morning. I just felt anger and hatred for all of life at that point – I hope I’m not the only person that loses the plot they get tired?!?

This morning I was greeted by a thump, thump, thump (Sienna slowing making it to our bedroom) and then the door pushed open with a loud, ‘Mummmmmmmmmy!’ She jumped into bed and said ‘I’ve missed you so much’ My heart melted – and I was happy to be home.

We’re home! Errrrr, actually, this home won’t be home for long.

‘Home.’ Yikes…I was happy to be home. This won’t be my home for much longer. My car won’t be my car very soon nor will my things be my things. If I’m unwell or feeling blue I can’t go ‘home.’ I won’t have that nice feeling of getting off a plane and knowing my nice cozy bed awaits me.

Will the boat become a home? Will I always feel like being on it? After a long day of adventure will I want to return to my boat or will I yearn for a brick and mortar building? Will I yearn for the home I have now?

Even now when I get the flu, I yearn to go home to my mom’s house. That’s because I want her to rub my forehead and comfort me. Thankfully the actual house has nothing to do with being ‘home’. But is home where my mom is? No – that’s just when I’m sick.

I wonder what ‘home’ really means?

Is it a place where you are surrounded by loved ones and feel comfortable or is it a structure? Or perhaps both? I feel a bit worried today but I also know that I’m going to push on and keep making our plans happen. It’s too late to turn back now.

The concept of home is an interesting one to ponder, however. What is home? Or what does it mean to be home? Or where is home?

Next Chapter: 16. What does homeschooling, the paleo diet, writing, and photography have to do with sailing?

Previous Chapter: 14. Getting a yacht lifted out for a Marine Survey

Or…if you’d like to carry on reading all about our journey from selling up and sailing away, you can purchase my book, ‘Changing Lifestyles – Trading the Rat Race in For A Sail Around The World,’ 

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Changing Lifestyles: Trading in the Rat Race for a Sail Around The World (my book). Chapters:

  • 1. That’s it – I’m selling everything and sailing around the world!

  • 2. Oh crap – Are we healthy enough to sail around the world?

  • 3. House sold, price on yacht almost negotiated – just need temporary housing now!

  • 4. Before I sell up and sail away I need to clean out my closet (in many ways)

  • 5. Getting the boat of our dreams – will we or won’t we?

  • 6. Negotiations 56 Oyster Yacht have finished but not without massive pain

  • 7. Everything was going well until we got this phone call…

  • 8. Quick, quick – we need to sell our current boat. We need a place to live. We need to…

  • 9. My new normal and dealing with giving up all our possessions

  • 10. Going from sailing Selene to selling Selene so we could afford to buy our 56′

  • 11. Sea trials and the survey – the night before we meet our dream yacht

  • 12. Hours before we meet our new yacht…our new home!

  • 13. Sea trials on the Oyster 56 were a success – we love her!

  • 14. Getting a yacht lifted out for a Marine Survey

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video – Sea Trails & Survey

  • 15. After sea trials and the survey I ran a marathon (accidentally)

  • 16. What does homeschooling, the paleo diet, writing, and photography have to do with sailing?

  • 17. I’m so freaking frustrated – the world is broken

  • 18. Saying goodbye to my old routines and old lifestyle

  • 19. Life has slowed way down – is it the calm before the storm?

  • 20. A lesson on stopping the ‘what-if’s’ from taking over my life!

  • 21. Serious issue – we can’t take our yacht to Barcelona, Spain as planned – YIKES!

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 2 – Our thoughts, feelings and move day!

  • 22. The day before we purchase our 56′ Oyster

  • 23. My first trip on our new yacht – Dolphins included!

  • 24. Feeling excited, sick, and in awe are not mutually exclusive when sailing on the seas

  • 25.Things got worse

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 3 – Palma Mallorca to Gibraltar

  • 26. Sell up and sail away preparations – we successfully took possession of your new yacht

  • 27. Preparation for our around the world sailing trip couldn’t get more exciting!

  • 28. Two months to go before we set sail for our world adventure

  • 29. We got a gun, but not the kind you’re probably thinking of

  • 30. The contrast of sailing around the world and cancer

  • Extra: The reason I decided to sell up and sail away (video)

  • 31. Courses, becoming British, putting our remaining possessions on a pallet and what else?

  • Extra. No – we did not win the lottery!

  • 32. Less than 3 weeks to go before we sail off into the sunset

  • 33. Ten days to go before we set sail on our grand adventure

  • 34. Will this sailing adventure turn me into a dreadlocked, pot smoking, whale saver?

  • 35. In 2 days we will set sail around the world sailing adventure

  • 36. Leaving Gosport England today to start on our around the world sailing adventure

  • 37. Life aboard our new yacht with the BBC, Daily Mail and Times in tow

  • 38. Feeling amazing, scared, overwhelmed and useless

  • 39. Sailing Gibraltar To Malta

  • 40. I’m honoured to introduce Loryn Bennett – Britican’s Chef

  • 41. I still can’t even believe this is happening

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