Zazen

There's a positive side to everything - also to being around hard drinking people.

I found a job as a washer at a bar in Careenage. The bar had a pool table and its customers were almost all sailors. It also had a sign board where I immediately announced my sailing intentions - northbound! 

Waiting for the last customers to leave every night to get a chance of fighting for a corner to sleep on under the pool table was not always enjoyable. The bar also had two or three small apartments for rent right above the pool table area, and every now and then I saw myself climbing that wall and going in through the window to get a decent night of sleep.

I met a sweet Bavarian guy who gave me strong emotional support. He was staying inland and had little to do with traveling. That's why I never went to Bavaria as he proposed. But I still think of him as a dream savior.

Next person I met was Anderson Agra - skipper aboard Blue Finn of Hamble, a fancy 60 foot English yacht, crewed only by its very wealthy owner, who had a silicone business, and was married to a Spanish Royal Family lady, who was not very fond of sailing. They both were very fond of drinking, though. 

Anderson is this really gay person - always singing, always up. They agreed to take me north and this really changed my bleak point of view about the Caribbean.

Anderson still lives sailing around the globe in his 37 foot Vancouver, called Zazen. Perfect for him. He's one of those people who color the world with their joy. Thanks for being in the world Majjham.