I used to dream of being a pirate, I mean who
wouldn't? You sail on the open seas,
climb the mast, run around barefooted and have a sword! Something I never really thought about was
the fact that I might not be very good at sailing. I guess when you think about the fun stuff
you don't think about storms or how rough those open seas really are.
So, what does this little glimpse into Tierah's mind have
to do with anything? Well, we are sailing again!
And you probably are thinking that I am not enjoying the open seas as
much as I thought I would. Well, you are
thinking along the right track, sailing is not my favorite recreational
activity, however, I am fairing much better on this sail than the first time I
sailed. Back in June I sailed from the
Republic of Congo to the Canary Islands
and I was seasick for about 13 of the 14 days we were out to sea, it was
not a very enjoyable time for me.
This time around however, we are sailing from the Canary
Islands to South Africa, then on to Madagascar! We are almost to Cape Town, South
Africa, where we are planning to spend about 3 weeks then continue on to Madagascar until
June 2015 for our field service.
There is a long story as to why we are headed to
Madagascar instead of Benin, and I'm working on
a post about that, but like I said, it's a long story.
Eventually I will have it posted, hopefully before we
weigh anchor and head off to Madagascar and the rolling sea, it's actually
rather difficult to write a blog post when your room is tipping 20 degrees from
side to side.
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| This is not me holding the camera crooked. It was moving this much. |
