Aleria's Adventures

MRCYB which we got to know quite well.  This was our third summer in the Rias of Spain. It felt good to know where to go and how to get there. But it also felt like we'd 'been there, done that.' We had conversations daily like, "Okay, where do you want to go today?" And I'd answer, "Oh, I don't know, where do you want to go?" There was no drive to explore, to seek out new destinations, to find new experiences. Complacency had set in. We'd drop anchor and not even go ashore. If we went into a marina, it was to do our laundry, fill the tanks, and provision. Then off again.  I found myself thinking back to America After three years on the Chesapeake, I felt driven to explore further afield. We spent ten years cruising Long Island Sound and found ourselves sailing off farther and farther every year to find new experiences. We started taking off on a Friday evening and dropping a hook in the next bay over. On a long weekend, we'd sa...

It's been a very busy month. Spring has sprung and we've been doing boat chores as quickly as we can. Fortunately, the weather has been relatively amazing here, with the Azores High reaching its tendrils up into our latitudes, and we are not complaining.  Perhaps climate change is favourable, for Ireland at least.