Half a World Away
We left South Florida in September, on Maverick II, a 140 foot motor yacht, as professional yacht crew. Our goal was to travel, on our own bottom, to Phuket, Thailand. We traveled east, against the prevailing weather patterns and into crappy seas across the Atlantic (surprise tropical storm), across the Mediterranean (big seas), through the Suez Canal, across the Red Sea (high winds) and across the Indian Ocean (into the wind).
I am proud to say we are 180 degrees, 12 time zones, and 11,583 miles–literally half a world away from where we started 4 and a half months ago.
Many questioned our ability to succeed. I laugh at them as I drink my Singha beer and watch dozens of weird little boats carrying cargo of jelly fish to sell to restaurants.
