Back In London - 27th November 2006

After a couple of weeks in Australia visiting family and friends I have landed back in London and can’t help but focus only on our plans to continue cruising next summer. I have secured 3-5 months of contract work as a consultant for the company I was previously working for in London. I can feel myself being pulled deeper into the corporate vortex though am adamant to continue building towards getting my Yachtmaster and leaving the office for good. The plan is to tackle it in Southampton in February with a five day preparation course followed by the gruelling two day examination. In the meantime I am brushing up on the theory to ensure all is covered up to this level and booking in for a first aid and VHF operator certificates, prerequisites for the course. Where will all this lead you may ask? Well I suspect the answer I can only come up with now is, absolutely no idea. Though, I do have some thoughts about corporate and private charter skippering, and probably some teaching as well, in Australia of course. So our immediate plans are to head off from Sardinia in May or June and enjoy a good 4-5 months in the Med covering Sardinia, Italy and the east coast of Corsica, basically doing a big loop. Following this move to Australia around October, but as we all know nothing is certain in this life…. Except of course getting the flu in London.