SV Rocinante - 2005
From Haverstraw, NY to Penobscot Bay, Maine. The trip is scheduled to last approximately 30 days, leaving Haverstraw on August 1st, 2005
tracking : 19 recorded positions
tracking : 19 recorded positions
| Last Position: 42°2'30.12 N 70°11'9.96 W on August 31st 2005 @ 19:17 |
Ship's Log:
Wednesday August 31, 2005
No more rain... while not exactly sunny, it was at least somewhat dry.
Still no internet access, how were we going to find our way home... a quick call to dad and we had directions!
With the rains gone, we went about the task of drying off the canvas and taking it all down to store for the winter... not a simple task, but fairly straight forward. We packed up the last bunch of items (amazing how much we still had to pack) loaded up the SUV said goodbye to Rocinante and headed off down the highway.
Ignoring the various interruptions, We had been traveling for approximately 14 days... it would now take us 5 hours to get home... it just didnīt seem right!
It was an interesting trip home... we were obviously punch drunk, because we found humor in the most bizarre things. We quipped about how easy this was; driving along at 75 miles and hour on a road that didn’t move underneath you, following signs that clearly told you where to go and required no interpretation... we wanted no part of it!
As I sit here writing these last few words, I long to be back aboard Rocinante... amazingly enough, so does Maria. We have both found joy in this new place.
A place where you have time to read or just sit and look out at the horizon.
A place where lobster dinners and deviled ham on crackers provide similar levels of satisfaction.
A place where you need to be conscious of how much water you use and how much garbage you produce.
A place where you are responsible for your actions and their repercussions.
A place where you truly appreciate and enjoy the luxury of a hot shower.
A place where you can relish the simple act of being.
In May, Rocinante will once again carry us there.
Until then, weīll do the things we have to do and wait...
Iīll leave you with this butchered quote from the Pirates of the Caribbean:
Not just Maine, luv. The entire ocean. The entire woīld. Wherever we want to go, weīll go. Thatīs what a ship is, you know. Itīs not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, thatīs what a ship needs but what a ship is... what Rocinante really is... is freedom.
Till next time,
Carlos & Maria
SV Rocinante..._/)
No more rain... while not exactly sunny, it was at least somewhat dry.
Still no internet access, how were we going to find our way home... a quick call to dad and we had directions!
With the rains gone, we went about the task of drying off the canvas and taking it all down to store for the winter... not a simple task, but fairly straight forward. We packed up the last bunch of items (amazing how much we still had to pack) loaded up the SUV said goodbye to Rocinante and headed off down the highway.
Ignoring the various interruptions, We had been traveling for approximately 14 days... it would now take us 5 hours to get home... it just didnīt seem right!
It was an interesting trip home... we were obviously punch drunk, because we found humor in the most bizarre things. We quipped about how easy this was; driving along at 75 miles and hour on a road that didn’t move underneath you, following signs that clearly told you where to go and required no interpretation... we wanted no part of it!
As I sit here writing these last few words, I long to be back aboard Rocinante... amazingly enough, so does Maria. We have both found joy in this new place.
A place where you have time to read or just sit and look out at the horizon.
A place where lobster dinners and deviled ham on crackers provide similar levels of satisfaction.
A place where you need to be conscious of how much water you use and how much garbage you produce.
A place where you are responsible for your actions and their repercussions.
A place where you truly appreciate and enjoy the luxury of a hot shower.
A place where you can relish the simple act of being.
In May, Rocinante will once again carry us there.
Until then, weīll do the things we have to do and wait...
Iīll leave you with this butchered quote from the Pirates of the Caribbean:
Not just Maine, luv. The entire ocean. The entire woīld. Wherever we want to go, weīll go. Thatīs what a ship is, you know. Itīs not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, thatīs what a ship needs but what a ship is... what Rocinante really is... is freedom.
Till next time,
Carlos & Maria
SV Rocinante..._/)
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