Part 1. We are off to sea….

It is 4am and the last 2 hours I have been tossing and turning in bed imagining the worst case scenarios for going to sea. Are we doing the right thing? Are we mad?

Adventure isn’t easy, it’s scary and that’s what makes it a real adventure. You have to face the unknown and let go of fear…

We are taking our little ship and home Hoogtij from Essex Marina on the river Crouch to St Olaves, on the Norfolk Broads. It is a new beginning and a new adventure. We have to head east out to sea, turn north and travel up the coast, then west and into Great Yarmouth. It might sound easy to a sailor, but it’s a daunting prospect to me. Hoogtij is my home, everything I own, and the last great journey was a long time ago…