This is the belly of the boat where we spent all our awake time when not on deck sailing.  You have to admit it looks cozy right?   Some wondered how it felt to be confined to such close quarters – it felt cozy!   Not everyone likes camping, but if you do, you’d love the belly of the boat, especially at night, relaxing to some music, perhaps sipping some fine wine.  Who needs TV !

Problem is, the world and the space around us seems so huge now.  Not nearly as cozy.   One of us had a recurring dream throughout childhood, and sometimes even now at 50+.  She is very tiny in a very big world where everything is big – even the cups and saucers.  After experiencing the expanse of the ocean that surrounds us from a small vessel and being “cramped” in the cozy quarters of a 30 foot boat for 3 weeks, living “on the hard” immediately brought back memories of that recurring dream.

It is humbling.  We are very important to a few people for a few reasons – but we are very tiny in a very big world nonetheless.