Planning, however, is everything. Il Capitano spent a few hours bouncing ideas and challenges with his advisor “Jørn”. Always time well spent.
Plans are nothing
Sock it up baby..
There’s such a thing as Fender Socks. Obviously we need those in matching colours. Home-made. But of course.
Dressed to the Nines
The uniforms have arrived!
Ideally, the first posting would have featured Chief Stewardess and El Capitano wearing them, but we couldn’t wait to share this news with you.
A big shout out to Christian, who is helping us ensure that we have the appropriate attire for our upcoming spring/summer voyages
The dreaded and/or loved Dunning-Kruger Effect Curve
In retrospect, it all makes sense. It most often does. With the advent of this new blog, we’re moving, consolidating, and retracing our steps from day one until now. It is even more clear to us that we are fueled by the energy of starting new projects, moving, and pushing ourselves beyond our immediate comfort zones…
As the rush from feeling the high of ‘peak stupid’ subsides, we find ourselves taking small steps from the Valley of Despair as we prepare for our first ‘real’ season with MS Cava.
Welcome to MS Cava.
“… a whole other universe of zen-like calm in a world which has gone mad … ”
We are on a mission. Not a mission from God, as in one of El Capitano’s all-time favorite movies, The Blues Brothers, but on a mission to free ourselves from habitual thinking and meaningless pseudo-activities. We know, that we are at risk of ending up as secluded, strange, and frowned-upon hermits/weirdos — but we’ll take that chance.
MS Cava is our project to spend time together in calmness as we — once retirement and funding allow — travel the inland waterways of Europe at a slow pace with the sole purpose of waking up new places, meeting new people, and experiencing the marvels of nature – and in doing so keeping Il Capitano busy ensuring the boat is in tip-top shape while Chief Stewardess can entertain, Wine and Dine you.
We are so much looking forward to that journey, and invite you to tag along.
All the best
Chief Stewardess and Il Capitano
Gallery#1
A little selection of photos here: link
There it is…
… One in about 3500 postings on DBA.DK. We stumbled upon this beauty, not really sure what we were doing and looking for. But it is a beauty. A one of a kind. El Capitano (in spe at the time) has always dreamed of a wooden day-cruiser. Not really a big girl like this one. But down that alley.
From views on DBA to the first visit on board was only a couple of messenger messages away.
Saturday, August 26th, 2023, we stepped on board for the first time, and haven’t looked at other “girls” since.
To small for comfort…
We are still uncertain about the trigger point—the one thing that transitioned us from merely discussing ideas to taking action, such as searching for and examining boats for sale.
Our initial stop was in Stubbekøbing, where we found a charming little boat. However, it was far too small for comfort, at least according to the Chief Stewardess.
Therefore, our search continued.
COVID lock-down
Il Capitano ‘in spe’ did a fair bit of calm binge-watching during the first COVID lockdown.
One of them was David with his ‘cruising the cut.’ Calm and extremely well-spoken, it’s a series of small stories as he traveled through the canals of England in his narrowboat.
He has quite a following of people seeking ‘zen-like calm in a world which has gone mad…’
We are quite certain that this was our first inspiration which later led to our purchase of MS Cava.
Check him out here: link
It all began with a kiss,,
It all begins with love, or the search for love. The search for that one person.
A smile. A kiss. Falling in love.
That’s how all good stories begin, and keeps fueling new ones. Without love little else makes sense.
We met at a time when we were neither very young nor old, but somewhere in the midst of life, poised for a second chance. We were, as it turned out, in search of each other. That one special person to share our lifes with. That someone to give a smile and a kiss. That someone to get a smile and a kiss from.
None of us were ready to sit and relax, gazing out, watching time and the buses pass by. Decades ago, we would have been eager to sit there with a cup of coffee, reading the latest news in the newspaper. Reflecting upon the past, and feeling proud of what we had achieved in life. Contemplating regrets and sorrows. All in slowness and serenity with our dog at our feet.
Not us. We were prepared and ready for a second life—a Life: Part 2, offering us the chance to channel our energy elsewhere. Our bodies and minds brimmed with both brilliant and less-than-stellar ideas, dopamine, and strength garnered from an era rich with sports and exercise. The ideas grew wilder and our love grew stronger in the middle of Corona lock-down, while the rest of the world simply observing and perhaps wondering, neither shaking heads nor showing a trace of reminiscing.