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November 12th - Becalmed, bothered and bewildered (another riff on another song) and other last-ditch efforts
On 2007-11-16 18:11:02 -0500, Bob said:
On Nov 16, 1:24 pm, "Roger Long" wrote: Skip, I, for one, did not miss that single chilling phrase buried in your post. It sounds like the specter that haunts all of us who hope to do things like cruise extensively. I hope it works out and I will be thinking of you until I hear more. -- Roger Long Hi Roger: Are you refering to Skips comment below: "... The last week has been very difficult, and I'm still trying to come to grips with it all; my life is irretrievably changed. I just don't know by how much, yet...." What do you think: giving up the boat or giving up Lydia? Bob Having known them for a while and having met them recently (in Annapolis), my "read" of what Bob quoted (I am not certain what Roger was referring to) was that Skip has finally realized that he's cruising and disconnected from his previous land-bound life. That realization *IS* a watershed event. Takes most long-distance cruising couples a year or two to get to that point. Skip got there in about 20 weeks. I don't believe giving up Lydia has anything to do with it. They have too much history prior to their marriage for that to be a factor. My observation is that they are first and foremost friends, and if Lydia were uncomfortable, Skip would adjust automatically to make her comfortable, without further thought. Yeah, he wants to cruise, but Lydia is quite a bit more important. (and when I observed them first-hand, Lydia was incredibly gung-ho.) -- Jere Lull Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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