This could be the last time....?

Early on December 4th, I’m flying down to Florida for my 5th time volunteering to crew on another persons’s sailboat.  I will meet the boat and owner/captain Michael in Jacksonville at the docks by the Jaguar’s football stadium.  The plan is to set out the next day.  Our destination is Rio Dulce, Guatemala.  This will be my second time sailing to Rio Dulce.  I will even stop and say hi to Walter on Asperida, the sailboat I crewed on back in 2014-2015.  He goes down there for the winter.  I’m looking at at least one sailboat for sale in Rio Dulce.  I’m sure there are more boats for sale, but perhaps not listed?

Upon my dear old mother’s death back in March, 9 days after her 96th birthday, I’m now able to search for and buy my own used, live-aboard, cruising sailboat.  I no longer have to wait until selling my house to buy a boat...which is good because renting out part of it is the money I live on.

I’m hoping to keep my future sailboat here in Duluth for a couple years until I do sell my house.  Of course it depends on how far away the boat I decide on is..  Some would say just narrow your search to the Great Lakes or east coast.  I am looking there of course but I’m just not willing to narrow my search that much.  Even if I decide on this boat in Rio Dulce I could sail it up and get it to Duluth.. or leave it down there and spend a longer winter sailing around down there... ?

This could be the last time of my volunteering to crew?  It depends, but I do know it won’t be long before I’m seeking out my own volunteers to help me sail here or there.  I hope to meet a sailor woman to share the life.

Here’s a look at the boat I’m crewing on this time... Ecos, a Seafarer 36