Dude

Dude!

Dude, I have such a cool story to tell.

It’s all about synchronicity.

We went flip flop shopping, and ended up in a remote surf shop here. After shopping, the kids were starving, so we decided to walk to the diner across the street.

There were pictures of children on a sail boat all over the walls of the diner. One of a little girl holding up a huge lobster. Another of the boat anchored in some tropical harbour, several children sitting on deck. Photo after photo of these beautiful, blond children on a sailboat. Swimming in azure water. Fishing. Holding up shells.

I was mesmerized.

As I paid for our lunch, I asked the man at the register who the children were, and he responded “They are mine”.

He went on to tell me that they have been traveling on their sailboat down to Cozumel, Isla Mujeres , Belize and Guatemala since their oldest daughter was 8 months old. Each trip they spend a year or more.

They have 4 kids, ages 16, 13, 6 and 3…..three of which are the same ages of Cory, Quinn and Mia.

As it turns out, the man’s parents are friends with Bill’s parents. Small world, eh?

I hope that in the coming weeks we can get to know this family and hear their tales of sailing around the caribbean with their 4 children.

I mean, come on now….what is the chance of meeting, in this town, a family who sail long term with their 4 kids to the caribbean. I’m telling you, there are no coincidences.

So, it is raining and raining and raining and raining and raining and raining and raining and raining and raining. The sound of the rain on the roof of the trailer is mind numbing. I can’t decide whether to drink some rum or build an ark.

Rum it is.