Leaving (oops left) on a jet plane.......

I am coming to the end of my last time at home before I start the race. R and R at home before 9 months of whirlwind thrills spills, ups and downs.
As I come to the end of it the reality begins to settle in, I never realised how hard I would find leaving. Though those that know me will be chuckling as they know I never like to go away anywhere! My favourite saying whenever anyone leaves, "don't goooooooooo!" Coming back to haunt me now!
I spent the first few days of my break pretty much asleep after leg 0. I think it was the whole love your own bed and when you finally stop your body really does stop..... Though my mind struggles to and I still wake every 2 hours or so thinking which way are we going where are the other boats. I guess that is what the next 9 months have in store.
It would seem when you are going to set off off and away for several months you need to get your life in order, something I am not a fan of doing. So there have been some boring days doing admin but then there have been some really special moments.
From playing with all my toys and other people's..... Though currently waiting for some wind to go for a windsurf. To realising how special your friends are and that they are going to miss you. Seeing how stoked so many different people from different parts of your life are for what I am about to do, is incredibly comforting, supportive and is definitely building the excitement.
Then to finish the weekend off celebrating the life of an incredible man makes it hard to leave. But Bart's Bash was awesome and an incredibly fitting way to remember Bart. Seeing kids  being inspired and more importantly old hats back on the water and everyone remembering why they first and still do go sailing. It's about enjoying it. I have to say that when I have my moments and things are harder than I would like them to be I often hear Bart.
So to those I have missed catching up with this time my apologies, but please keep following and reading and I will do my best to keep writing, sharing and hopefully amusing you!


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