“I’ve got to stop naming things.” Leslie tells me as we drive North one last time to Whengerai. In the last couple of weeks in New Zealand, we are both feeling the nerves that come with upping anchor. Leslie puts down roots easily and quickly. Plant her in a spot longer than a week and she is naming vehicles, plants, houses. For me, this near constant change is one of the beautiful parts of the sailing lifestyle. I like the new and unique. “If you don’t like where you are, raise your sails and go to the next place. If you do like where you are, raise your sails and hope the next place is as beautiful.”
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