Is it worth it?

Once the maintenance is done, the real panic starts. Do we have everything on the boat? Is there food, diesel, water? Is there bedding? Are the clothes still there? Louise was going to skipper the first weekend trip, so she was worried about her passage plan, too. Which way was the best way? What time to set off? What time were the locks at Portishead operational etc etc....

So much hard work on the boat, and then so much hard work getting everything ready. It's easy to see why some people give it up after a season or two.

Then, a few hours into the trip, you see something like this:

There you are, relaxing on a yacht, the warm spring breeze sighing gently as it breathes you towards your destination, your friends doing the same on their boats. You imagine people stuck in traffic, or queueing in supermarkets, watching junk on the tv, and you sit back and smile. All is good.

All is good.

Of course it's worth it.