Yesterday we visited an old Dutch friend I met along my circumnavigation. I had last seen him in Darwin, so 6 years ago! It so great to meet up with friends after such a long time and talk about the past. It made me linger back to my journey, with it many memories and emotions coming up. We watched some old video’s, a lot of which I didn’t even know it’s existence. I loved watching Guppy sail, she’s such a gorgeous boat 🙂 And of course it made me miss the ocean and Guppy incredibly much.. What I miss most about my trip is the time to think, to reflect back on things I did and saw, and what lessons I can learn from that. I miss the simpleness of live at sea. It was never easy, however life was simple. I just needed to keep Guppy afloat sailing in the right direction and keep myself alive. Big tasks, but in a way simple. And magnificent to work together with nature so closely to achieve these tasks.

The friend we visited also sailed alone, on a little 8 meter boat. Now he lives in a house ( although still sails a lot on his little ‘zalmschouw’ ) The house is not huge but I realized how incredibly content he is with all he has. So happy with the kitchen, big bathroom and table. From his trip he has also gained this valuable lesson: To just be happy with what you have, to be content. I think it’s good and very human to always strive for better, but I also believe it’s very important to value what you have at the moment, to enjoy it and be content with it. This lesson I really learned along my journey, and it was beautiful to see that he had too, it makes life so much more beautiful 🙂

Laura

Here’s a beautiful film clip he made from our travels together