Funny, a friend who is just about to buy a boat said to me today that
he wasn't sure if he would be able to handle cruising after a life of
doing two or three things at a time at top speed. I told him I have
the same concerns. In my case, it has a lot to do with several years
of flying in which I've gotten used to getting places fast.

I told him I was sure we would both be able to buck up and tolerate it
one way or the other.

The cure for the restless mind while cruising used to be navigation
but now GPS has taken the fun out of that.

--

Roger Long



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I guess I have to admit it, I am a failure at cruising. With my son,
I
did manage to get from Carabelle in N. FL to Sarasota in three
seperate
trips in which I left the boat in marinas for a month between trips.
Every time I was on the boat for a day or so, my mind would begin to
race with things I want to try at work I invent weird x-ray optics
for
a living) so I was unable to relax to enjoy the cruise.
At work, I really enjoy myself most of the time as I have all the
cool
toys every science geek wanted when he was a kid. However, whenever
I
have to do days of managerial things, I dream of cruising. I could
hire a manager but I worry that any real manager would be horrified
at
the bizarre ideas on which we spend money and time so I am left to
do
it myself.
My real worry is that someday, I will regret that I did not take
time
to go cruising. Then I worry that if I did take a lot of time to
cruise that I would regret spending that time on the boat instead of
inventing interesting stuff (ok, interesting to me at least).
Its hell when you have to choose between things you really like to
do
(sarcasm). However, when i listen to my neighbor who hates his job
and
feels trapped, I think "There but for the grace of God...."