Yes. Not to be flip, no one wants to die, but that's what gives it meaning.
I wouldn't - did the 'back to the land' thing when I was a lot younger. These days I want to live moderately close to half decent medical & dental care. And a library.Yes. Not to be flip, no one wants to die, but that's what gives it meaning.
When I was young, I spent time sailing on a square rigger offshore and living in rugged places, days walk away from any, "help" kind of places; where people, nature, or my own poor judgment could mean my demise. I've not forgotten that life. Having served my time as a wage slave, I'd like to go back to it. I've earned my Vanaprastha.
Exactly.
I believe those days are gone. You have to go really far off piste these days as compared to 30 years ago to achieve the same level of remoteness. No more people asking you to use your binoculars to look in their stomach because it hurts. No more crossing two rivers and a several days hike to get to a telex or radio. (All good things for the inhabitants) I’ve had a normal career in less normal places. Until very recently I’ve never lived in something like a US suburb. Moving there felt like moving to a foreign country. It was interesting to do for a short period. I’d like to do the same as you, but I’m not sure where and I still have some long distance sailing I want to get in.
That would be Neptune, in my book. He got a bit of Mt. Gay from our boat, just N of the Galapagos.
I thought I wanted to do some long distance sailing until a few years ago then decided that actually I probably didn't. There's nothing about being out in the deep blue that I actually miss, been there lots already. I may change my mind again, never say never.
Fair enough. One of few blessings of getting older is knowing what you want better and caring less about what others think of it.
Is that all tied to that ceremony when the head starts to flush clockwise thing? Just asking for a friend.
I was too busy hand-sewing a torn genoa together at the time to pay the much attention to the water in the head.
I guess you did not get my humor. Obviously, to anyone that knows anything there is no right answer.....
I tell ya, a guy circumnavigates the globe twice doublehanded and suddenly they think they know it all!
