Let’s take a break from the trip.

Lately I have been updating the blog with all the adventures from my trip to Kyoto and Osaka, but there are many other events that have been going on in since I came back from the trip that I thought, why not take a break?

My friend Ty bought a sailboat back in April/May and we have gone out on the Seto Inland Sea for the past month almost on a weekly basis. I had never been on a sailboat before, I have seen them on the Marina in Port Credit and always wanted to go out for the day in one of them, but I don’t know anyone in Toronto that owns a sailboat so all that was wishful thinking… until now.

Sailing is like putting a puzzle together. The whole process from taking the boat out to bringing it back in is full of steps that need to be completed properly. There is also a lot to be learned; from the meaning of the flags around the port, the distance between boats as well as their direction, and of course the direction of the wind (if there is any).

I have learned quite a bit about sailing in the last few weeks too. Ty likes everyone that goes on the boat to know how it works in case that at some point we need to take control of it. So we have learned how to stir it, how to put the sails up and down and the whole process of taking the boat in and out of the port.

We have also gone swimming on the Seto. Unfortunately the Seto is pretty polluted, and every so often we find all sort of rubbish floating around us. At the same time it is incredibly beautiful, and I have to say that I have never seen such sunsets! You can also hear and see the school of fish as well as huge jelly fish.

I am posting some of the pictures from the last couple of weeks. As you can see we have just way too much fun out there!

Keeping you posted!