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Each day we find ourselves complaining about how much we hate the cold. Although we really shouldn’t be comlaining because considering normal Calgary Novembers would put us well below the freezing mark. The pond near our house freezes and thaw’s each day, when the temperature nicely reaches about +5. The wind is nasty and freezing, so we bundle up like its -30… and today we’ve threatned Nixon with having single parent walks starting pretty soon, that way we both only have to endure one 30 minute walk per day. He and his furry shedding-rear can suck it up if he wants to go out.
I’m getting a bit impatient with the house not selling yet, we’ve lowered the price a little bit, hoping to sell in the next 7 weeks, not to mention being out of the house, our stuff either in storage or tucked nicely in our new place, which we’ve yet to buy.
My mom seems to be supportive and she says she’s excited for our adventure… she’s also asking us to figure out how to use skype, because i definitely don’t know how it works… and i talk to my mom on the phone most days of the week, and/or see her, since she lives about 5 km from us.
And, as Josh will be Captain Josh…. he’s been on the hunt for our future adventure. We read that book last year “Voyage of the Northern Magic” about the family that sailed around the world on a boat for a few years. Since then, we’ve been hooked on this idea, and he’s been searching online for catamaran manufacturers. I guess now the question is not whether we’re going to do it, its more when. We have a nearly 5 year old lab who enjoys the water far too much to be safe on board. He would need some hefty training to keep him onboard for any length of time. But, we decided this would be okay, since neither of us really has any sailing experience. We need a couple of years of practice, at least.
Oh, and dogs on boats… I’ve found a neat & helpful blog with people who took their two retrievers on their sailing adventures, and they did have some challenges. My biggest fear or frustration would be getting Nixon, the hairy mate, cleared to go on land, and he’s already a nut bar as it is going to new places, let alone making him behave for customs officials.. i can picture it now… ” hi i’m nixon… wag wag wag, pet me, love me… hi, i’m nixon. can i kiss you and get you all hairy? yeah. you love me? great! wag wag wag.” This is what its come to…being tied in the boat, and then, not coming in the boat.
So, then… the boat is expensive, but we could do it… if we invest like crazy and hope that our stocks look as good as 2007….And then, we need sailing know-how and now we need a timeline….so this winter, in Mexico we plan to do a bunch of sailing lessons, and at least see if we’ve got the sea legs to do this journey…
what better way could you see the world?? There is no answer. Oh, and one more question. When do we have kids? A great debate for any young couple….. but for us its….before the great adventure, during, or after? huh. i think there might not be an easy answer for this one. It would be nice for them to remember the trip, and nice for them to be able to help out on the boat… and well… i don’t want to be “old parents” so the 1st mate says soon please… lets just leave this question unanswered at this point.
As i’ve gone on more tangents than intended, i’ll end with a final note of… i think i might have had H1N1 this week. I’ve been sick for only 4 days, which i thank my immunization from 10 days ago for that. I’ve stayed home, and basically lived on the couch and in bed for the last 4 days. Amazingly, Josh still is germ free. How does he do that?!

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