3 girls + 3 bikes + 1 generous boat captain = stow away awesomeness
We spent a couple nights sleeping on the top deck. Got rained on around 3am of the second night. We also caught a LOT of z's while stashed away down under with guests milling about and Brad and Dave directing them which way to go and what to do. No responsibility. It can be incredibly liberating.
We snuck in a few rides on a couple different islands. On Brac we rode through the fire zone. (1/10 of the island was recently burned down by a forest fire started by some tourists' campfire or stove. Truly unfortunate and preventable.) We also made it to the highest point in the adriatic just in time to descend during a thunder and lightning storm. On Korcula we went in search of new routes and discovered mostly dirt roads. No regrets. Gorgeous views that I have never seen before. Lost beyond belief and so happy to be with people who smile despite stress. Chatting away indifferent to supposed danger or fear. Roll with it.
We were force fed a ridiculous amount of fish by the captain and first mate. With little complaint other than full bellies. We celebrated the birthday of our good friend and van support extraordinaire with cake and skopa.
There was more than one occassion when I was able to take a look around and think (once again), "how did I get so lucky?" Life is incredibly beautiful and I know that now. It feels good to be back on track with gratitude and balance. Happy to be here. Happy to have wonderful people around me. Happy for the people in my life who can't be here but love and support me all the same. Happy to be in the moment and looking forward to the future all at once.
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