Decisions, decisions

Smelling like pineapples and coconuts... kind of weird huh? Well let me explain. I love the tropics - Hawaii, Caribbean, or South Pacific it doesn't matter, just give me that great smell from suntan lotions, drinks, sun and surf. Makes me smile just thinking about it.

So I want to spend more time sniffin' pineapples and coconuts, enjoying the sun, meeting new people and enjoying the rest of my life. My much better half and I have two scenarios.

Scenario one is the much ballyhooed lifestyle of living on a sailboat in the Bahamas and Caribbean. Should we, shouldn't we? Now me, I think I am all for it. A big step, absolutely. Problem is all those things that life throws at you. Family, finances, an 11 year old dog, a small degree of sailing knowledge :<) Nothing that can't be overcome if you really want it. Sell everything and go. I am sure millions of others have had the same thoughts and I am also sure 99.9% didn't, or won't do it. Not sure where we fall, but it's something we need to decide in the next year or two. We are in our mid 50's and if we are going to do it we need to start before we are too old. Crap! Too old!

The second scenario is for me to work for another 6 or 7 years and then we could retire and still spend half the year in the tropics without selling everything. Seems like a no brainer but geez working is becoming a major chore. I know with the economy gone for a crap I should feel lucky, but each day gets harder and harder. I know whoa is me... have some cheese!

One sort of compromise would be to buy a small sailboat and enjoy it in the islands off the coast here until I retire.

Decisions, decisions...