tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post1853687095094016723..comments2024-03-28T07:53:43.758-05:00Comments on Windtraveler: Dreams Don't ExpireWindtravelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-20479982321213141092012-03-19T19:33:54.468-05:002012-03-19T19:33:54.468-05:00Okay... I found you late Saturday night, began rea...Okay... I found you late Saturday night, began reading, began searching the web, thinking/dreaming.scheming! It got me thinking as a kid I had dreamed of warm waters and palm trees over my head, the breeze on my skin as I went over the water...But being a land lubber who was born by the sea but quickly moved inland by her parents I have no idea how to sail!<br />BUT...<br />Sunday afternoon( yes, yesterday!) I found a little Hunter 146 2008 boat for sale 8 hours away from me in Calgary. This weekend I have a 3 day weekend..perfect timing..I made a deposit and now am doing a road trip!My husband is crazy horse about the idea too ( He's a Newfoundlander and loves the ocean too)<br />With a few big lakes within an hour of our home up here in the frozen north of Alberta we will get our skills and have alot of fun I think! Just reading that another young couple has gone and done it has given us the kick! We have lots of time, and we also have 3 small fur-children to think about...hard to sail with 2 cats and a dog..so we will hone our skills a few years, and figure out a way to get tot he west coast/ Vancouver and start really sailing! Maybe when we're down to just the dog we will let go of our moored lines and go... <br />Here's to dreaming!! <br />Carmen in Grande Prairie Alberta CanadaCarmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09785619171122484336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-23952533054767893352011-07-13T22:31:28.986-05:002011-07-13T22:31:28.986-05:00@ Nicki - sorry to hear about your mast :( - but t...@ Nicki - sorry to hear about your mast :( - but there is a reason for everything and I'll bet you and your boat will come out stronger on the other side!<br />@ Rita - thank you for a great book and a great perspective - happy to hear from you and happy to hear you are still living the dream, 20 years later!!<br />@ anonymous - awesome!! Keep your eye on the prize my friend!!Windtravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-3446048290976892712011-07-13T21:08:33.482-05:002011-07-13T21:08:33.482-05:00Your writing has reminded me something I had forgo...Your writing has reminded me something I had forgotten. I was once a kayaking nomad, later a mountain biking nomad. Somewhere in there, I got "respectable". I'm making adjustments and shopping for a cruiser now (once I dumped my big foreign car and its maintenance bill, a boat is looking really affordable). Thank you for helping me keep my eye on the prize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-84997374867796223842011-07-13T14:08:19.386-05:002011-07-13T14:08:19.386-05:00I'm honored that you chose to quote my book. T...I'm honored that you chose to quote my book. Thanks. My dreams are still alive and thriving. I'm going on 24 years as a "nomad" and still loving it. I'm also working to make the Gap Year a common practice in the U.S. so that high school kids have a chance to discover who they are and to gather the kind of experiences that will feed their dreams. Check us out. www.letsgetglobal.orgRita Golden Gelmanhttp://www.ritagoldengelman.comenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-65831749676776798382011-07-13T09:43:38.200-05:002011-07-13T09:43:38.200-05:00Absolutely LOVE Gelman's book, read it right a...Absolutely LOVE Gelman's book, read it right after graduating college & it set me on the course of dreaming VERY big. We're still in the getting prepared for adventure phase but never ever have let the dreams pass...life is nothing without out dreams. <br />"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now." - GoetheJill, Tim and Toby Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160785257837276300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-74868279072180606422011-07-13T08:18:57.862-05:002011-07-13T08:18:57.862-05:00Love this! Achieving one's dream is not easy, ...Love this! Achieving one's dream is not easy, or everybody would get there. However, getting there after all the sacrifices makes it that much sweeter. Glad ya'll are "livin the dream" and we know we'll get there too! People like you two give us the confidence.Mid-Life Cruising!http://www.mid-lifecruising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-39855018860821476302011-07-13T07:41:49.406-05:002011-07-13T07:41:49.406-05:00I love this post. It never is too late to live th...I love this post. It never is too late to live the life you have imagined. We've had to change up our dreams as of late. Getting demasted in the channel in Charleston has meant the end to our sailing dreams, but we're working on some new ones. <br /><br />Love reading your adventures. May your sails always find the wind...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177305774947287432noreply@blogger.com