BITTER END /NEW BEGINNING
There is a place in the BVI's called the Bitter End Yacht Club, which we actually visited in the mid 2000's. The title of this final blog seemed to be appropriate, however , not in terms of being bitter, but rather, how abrupt one's world and dreams can come to a earth shaking realization where priorities and focuses change. Be clear that we have absolutely no regrets, we have had a terrific ride. The fact that we got to do what we wanted, complete our journey and earn our Gold AGLCA flag and get home. We set out on this adventure with the understanding that if we didn't do it this year, we probably would never do it. The planning, the risks, costs etc., we were aware of. In fact, we were more prepared, than our trip in 2014-15, as we had better skills, knowledge and understanding of what we were undertaking. We started this journey with the mindset that regardless what happens, whether we only get 100 miles into the trip, 500, 100...