Blogs from Lake Worth, Florida, United States, North America

We pulled up anchor early in the morning to further our journey south. As was the journey the day before, this was just as nice and quiet on the waterway. A little longer than previous days, but nice still the same. The anchorage where we stopped didn't have too many cruising boats, mostly moored boats (some that had been there a while). Again, this anchorage was quite active with a nice park and boat ramp. People coming and going at all hours.... read more

Enfin des nouvelles de nous!!!!! Bonjour, j’espère que vous avez passé un bon Noël !!! De notre côté ça été assez tranquille. Cela fait déjà trois semaines que nous avons quitté St-Jean. Trois semaines très occupées. Cela a commencé par de la neige en Virginie et la Caroline du nord. Ça faisait assez drôle de descendre au sud et avoir de la neige mais nous savions que c’était que passager mais les températures froides nous ont suivi tout le long jusqu’à Fernandina Beach, Floride où est entreposé Grand Style. Nous y avons passé une semaine complète à le préparer mais à cause du froid nous sommes restés à l’hôtel histoire d’en profiter un peu. Comme certains d’entre vous le savez déjà Grand Style a subi des dommages durant son entreposage. Il a été victime d’un orage ... read more

So as you know, I am home now. It is far weirder than I expected. I had just thought to have a wonderful year seeing the world, and then come home, get a job, a car, a place to live, and settle down essentially. I realized long ago that travel is more of an addiction that an interest, but I thought that I would be able to take this trip and be relatively satisfied. Not so. The addiction is strong. There is always so much more to see, so much more you're interested in doing. I thought things would become clearer for me while I was away, that I would perhaps figure out what I would like to be when I grow up (which would be now). Didn't happen. So what will she do now, you ... read more

As a result of my Dad's death in August, and being short staffed in my office at NATO, where some days I was expected to be in three meetings at once, in November 1988 I had a panic attack for the first time. I thought I was having a heart attack, but the doctor in the emergency room assured me that I was fine. However, for the next six months I was on a minimum dose of Xanax. Four days after the attack, the first reinforcements arrived in the form of Mike and Betty, our friends from Germany. Mike had been hired to take my place on the Infrastructure Payments and Progress Committee when I moved up to the Infrastructure Committee. I was scheduled to attend an Executive Development Seminar held by the Office of Personnel ... read more