I Look Well, Don’t I?

Someone told me that putting pen to paper, reliving the events of my journey, would do me good. “Therapeutic” they said…

What should have been a hop, skip and a jump from Grenada in the Caribbean to the UK in a forty-foot sailing yacht became, depending upon your point of view:

• An epic fail?
• Mis-adventure?
• Adventure of a lifetime?

Experienced sailors may consider it the latter. Foolhardy that someone with such limited experience should have attempted it. Armchair adventurers might shudder, congratulating themselves that it wasn’t them.

My hope is that you, the reader, whatever your disposition is:

• Gasp at the terror.
• Chuckle to yourself at the funny, sometimes ludicrous, situations.
• Feel anger and frustration from dealing with bureaucratic and corrupt officials.

Ultimately sighing with relief and satisfaction that I survived the reality, and you enjoyed taking part in reading about it.

Roy Cleeter