I’ve been on a two week hiatus from blogging while I enjoyed two of my favorite vacation spots. The first is Newport, RI where the tall ships were gathered.  It was a fascinating and educational experience to step aboard these beautiful sailboats. There were ships from many countries - some had sailed for months to get there - and the crews proudly showed off their vessels.  It was a real joy to watch these young sailors working at something that they obviously love enough to spend months away from their families, and to endure the good and the bad of sailing on the oceans of the world for the better part of a year. What a thrilling experience they are having!

It brought to mind my favorite quote from Mark Twain, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. “