Jun. 30, 2006 - A Day on Jacobs Ladder Makes Me Think..For a Bit

Trev seems to have taken a new approach to the project of putting an engine in Beroe. Nothing is going to stress him out. He's had so many obstacles to overcome but it's gradually all coming together. Every now and again he says, 'why did you buy a boat with no engine?' or 'I thought that the idea of this boat was that I wouldn't have much work to do!' but he hasn't said that he loathes me every day which I see as a good sign.

Not able to use Beroe, Brian offers us a days sailing on his yacht, Jacob's Ladder with friends. I took seasickness pills for two days before we went and bought lots of ginger nut biscuits (a tip from someone). Once again the weather was great, the company was good, and as we sailed away Gary made us bacon sandwiches and Emma made tea. I thought 'this is the life'. About an hour later I started to get that queezy feeling but tried to ignore it. Not long after that I was leaning over the back of the yacht being ill. It's not good and it's not like that in any of the boaty pictures I love looking at in the magazines. I decide that when I get off this yacht I'm never, ever going on a boat again and we can sell Beroe too, I really don't care about any of it. Trev says, 'poor thing, you weren't cut out for this'.

Half hour later I'm feeling a little better, the sun comes out, we lay on the deck and though I can't think of joining in with lunch I catch myself thinking...'this is the life!'