Salamander - Andrew's Reflections on ARC 2022

As I draw near to our destination, so many things spring to mind about this trip that have been exciting and challenging at the same time. 

As a first ocean crossing I have been very luck to have been on a well founded vessel with excellent provisions, superb food, good company and like minded crew. I have eaten like a king and laughed until tears were rolling down my cheeks. I have been helped and supported on this voyage by crew mates who were strangers to me a short while ago but I now count them as friends. The camaraderie between the crew has been exceptional. 

I have shared things on watches that I haven't shared with anyone else and the advice and guidance I have been given has brought clarity to what to do next. The skipper has been excellent and, as with all my sailing trips, I have learned so much. To have access to this wealth of knowledge has proven invaluable to my future plans. 

Realising on a night watch, lying on my back looking at a cloudless sky and seeing billions of stars how insignificant a lot of my concerns and worries are. 

Before I left the UK to do this trip, someone said to me that this voyage will change you. They were right.


Andrew


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