I have a big one coming up that will explain how and why we ended up back home in Michigan.
Being back in town, everyone has been saying to us: "Welcome back to reality!" My friend Gary sent me these words about "reality."
Those who see sailing as an escape from reality have got their
understanding of both sailing and reality completely backwards.
Sailing is not an escape, but a return to and a confrontation of a reality
from which modern civilization is itself an escape.
For centuries, man suffered from the reality of an earth that was too dark
or too hot or too cold for his comfort, and to escape this he invented complex
systems of lighting, heating and air conditioning. Sailing rejects these and returns to
the old realities of dark and heat and cold.
Modern civilization has found radio, TV, movies, nightclubs and a huge variety
of mechanized entertainment to titillate our senses and help us escape from the
apparent boredom of the earth and the sun and wind and stars. Sailing returns
to these ancient realities.
-Robert Prisig
understanding of both sailing and reality completely backwards.
Sailing is not an escape, but a return to and a confrontation of a reality
from which modern civilization is itself an escape.
For centuries, man suffered from the reality of an earth that was too dark
or too hot or too cold for his comfort, and to escape this he invented complex
systems of lighting, heating and air conditioning. Sailing rejects these and returns to
the old realities of dark and heat and cold.
Modern civilization has found radio, TV, movies, nightclubs and a huge variety
of mechanized entertainment to titillate our senses and help us escape from the
apparent boredom of the earth and the sun and wind and stars. Sailing returns
to these ancient realities.
-Robert Prisig
10 comments:
Hoping everything is alright! Can't wait to hear your story.
It is good to see you AND hug you!
XXOO Aunt Joni
Reality or not...Welcome back. It is wonderful to have you both around.
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Mom Hobart
Was concerned because we hadn't heard from you for such a long time. Hope everything is o.k. Folks ask about you all the time.
Ann
Hope all is well. I have enjoyed reading your blog for a while now, and wish you both the best!
Melissa
My wife an I have enjoyed your posts. We hope this is not the end. Your posts, in part, have inspired us to take sailing lessons. We are enjoying it a great deal. Good luck, we will check back in on your blog. thanks.
Is LeeAnn Pregnant?
That's my guess.
All those deserted beach's, all those stories about swimming then eating grapes in the nude, the all over tans. Three month honeymoon in paradise. Something had to happen.
wink wink.
Awesome... loved reading about your experiences. I'm just another person who is incredibly envious of the adventure/s you've had. Thanks so much for documenting it for the rest of, and best of luck with whatever comes next.
-Ben
hey i have read your entire blog
i have a few questions if you do not mind answering them
sorry for the bad spelling
if you had bought solar panels and did not have to run your generator everyday how much would you say that counter your operating cost?
how did you learn to sail?
was finding jobs while at sea difficult?
are there cost involved with going through the locks?
what type of paperwork is need to be legal to sail around?
we you able to keep frozen meats?
btw your blog was the deciding factor with my lady and i deciding to live at sea
Hope Robert and you don't mind, stuck it on my blog.
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