LazyBreeze

Well said, this feels familiar. I came back a couple of months ago, after being gone for a year. It takes some serious mental adjustment to get back into regular habits; the alarm clock, morning newspaper and office banter feels extremely orderly. The hot showers are nice, though, and I love western supermarkets.

I get used to the freedom of figuring out how to fill every day for myself, and having the trip guide my agenda. I'm heading out for another ~14 months in a few weeks, and am already slightly nervous about what it's going to feel like when I get home, supposedly ready to settle for forever, without the benefit of a clear goal somewhere out there, beyond the next horizon.

Which landlubber comforts did you miss the most? The lack of a laundry machine is my frustration above others. Are there any places you would prefer not to have visited?

I'm living on a boat now and leaving for a circumnavigation this July, this has been an interesting read so far.

Thanks. We're definitely getting a sun shower; the boat is 32 foot, so conditions are a bit basic and every tiny comfort is valuable. (I'm less concerned about me than the other crew -- having lived aboard in Norway, I expect life to get rather pleasant once the temperatures reach more agreeable levels.) Good thing I've never watched TV even when living on land.

From Norway, we're traveling westward on a pretty standard route. Scotland-Bay of Biscay-Spain-Portugal-Canary Islands-Caribbean-Panama-Patagonia-Antarctica-Pacific-NZ. We'll see what happens from there.