website Entry June 13,2007
Musings from Judy in the middle of the night:
As we close in on twenty-two days underway, we are less than 500 miles from having crossed the continental USA-east to west, of course, afloat, passing through three time zones, in conditions as diverse as the terrain of the USA landscape. One may THINK, all we experience is the vast expanse of infinite horizons, water, sky and wind.
What we actually feel everyday, every moment, is the presence of the present, where change is our only constant and no two moments are ever the same. Just imagine this, if you can.
There is this rhythmic underpinning from sunrise to sunset, moonrise to moonset, from night watchman to day watchman, that comes with traveling twenty-four hours a day, without a diner stop or contact with a stranger.
One friend asked:
Have I been bored? "No, not once."
Would I consider mutiny? Is the Captain difficult at sea? "Silly question, I love the Captain. I trust the Captain. Most of all, I can't do this without the Captain. This passage has only increased my confidence in our Captain, our crew, and me. During this passage and over the last four years of this journey, as we lived in small abodes in strange and beautiful places, I'm continuously reminded that I'm living with people who are willing to stretch themselves. I'm living with strong spirited and
incredible people. Who could ask for more? Dump 'em, NO WAY!"
Would I do this again? "Yes, definitely."
Greatest reward? "To know that I'm capable of doing what I was clueless about ever existed, before I did it. I let my intuitions, my trust guide me, to where I never knew I could go."