I’ve been wanting to talk about time and space and why its taken so long for me to get to this point for awhile…

First off, I’m not flush with cash.. some people (and todays ‘entrepreneurs’ are definitely amongst these populations) have a lot of money.. the more cash you have, the more you can throw at a project to reach your goals faster. The less you have, the more you have to do yourself and oftentimes.. each individual step carrys with it.. it’s own set of ‘learning curves’ that.. slows down development.

So, as I have never had more than just enough to ‘get by’ .. i have to search, research, learn, practice, and grow at a staccato pace.. irregardless of what I am looking towards doing. Graphic design- 100% self taught.. photography- 100% self taught.. web design and admin work- yup, same there again. And each lesson.. each hurdle.. takes time out of goal attainment.

However..
..passion speaks louder than bank accounts!

Thus, step after step of this project (and this life in general) has been met with lessons aplenty.. and today, what I know is far more complex than learning off a set of blue prints.

Take, for example, my route..
.. in 1992 I was planning a bike ride to attend and present at the first Earth Summit.. and to reach goal attainment, we needed to fundraise along the way. I was *less sure* of myself and so allowed a non- cyclist to determine the route.. which resulted in ‘diminished capacity’ to schedule funding events.

Today, the route I have selected is~ predominantly and~ almost specifically designed to hit large population centres for funding event scheduling. 

Reach the people where they are!

as for the route, again- I also look to minimize the potential number of days “at sea.” I know, from reading, research, and learning, that there are *problems* if oyu are at sea for too many days~ particularly in a tiny boat like the one I’m building. Sea Salt sores, sweat buildup and bacterial infections are just two things that are prevalently problematic. So, plan for landfall as soon as possible and make the route FIND landfalls where ever viable. 

Leaving Hawaii will be difficult.. but all in all, my route finds landfalls within the 20 to 50 day range.

anyhow.. its been a long day already and i’ve somewhat lost track of and focus/ intent… suffice it to say that each and every step has been plagued with a pervasive and excessive learning curve.. which has slowed my build and progress down massively.

I am, however, emboldened with the fact that much of the learning curve that remains is more scholastic.. pertaining to navigation more than anything.. and it is my plan to do ‘my studies’ this fall/ winter.. once build is done.