Some people may question why a 30 year old with at least average intelligence would want to live on a boat in the middle of January. Then they realise the boat is 25 foot long built of wood and the most advanced technology on board being the hinge on the log burner door. You see the realisation as it dawns, I have cracked up. Or have I?
I think the reason I seem to be attracted to this lifestyle lies in the fact that I was a born hobo. I have never been capable of holding down a 9-5. I have tried just about as many jobs as most people have had hot dinners and I am incapable of keeping one. I believe the longest I have held any job is 12 months which is piss poor really. Sailing for me is the perfect activity effectively occupying the restless part of my brain with activity allowing moments of clarity. Sailing can also take me off to distant shores where I can indulge my thirst for knowledge giving time to ponder the problems the world faces. I think this is where my biggest problem has always been I can't not see the bigger picture to the point where it drives me to distraction. I just need to understand the Earth its creatures and our place in the universe. I hope to embarque with you on a journey of a lifetime to explore the foundations of civilisation with a hope that one day I will be able to use this knowledge to effect real change in the lives of the people I meet.
I now realise that the path I am currently walking is one I might have come to sooner and that being true to oneself is the only thing which really matters. Over the last year I have watched my internal battle with the unassailable quest for normality and managed to singularly fail to live up to either my own expectations or those of the person I loved. I do not feel I could have done much differently and that was very hard to come to terms with however as is normally the way my mate Giu said "well Simon you are what you are" and then the penny dropped. I am me and that is enough. If I am a person who needs change then I should embrace that need.
I have already met some of the most amazing people in my thirty years here on earth and I can honestly say that without my friends and family I would be nothing. It will never cease to amaze me how far people are willing to go to help when you need it. For all those who have helped me to get to this point I will never forget what you have done and everything I work towards was only made possible by you.
Big Love.
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