tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77170847327145600472024-03-13T03:46:32.136-07:00Place To Place by AmeliaJulie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-47590869457217641482015-04-03T16:09:00.001-07:002015-04-03T16:09:21.473-07:00Hot Damn!Okay my blogs are very few and far between but when there's something worth writing about I will write!<br />
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Have you ever just been somewhere in life (literally or emotionally) where everything feels right? Where everything you are usually worried about kind of just slips away for a little while?<br />
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Well as soon as we pulled up into Dominica this feeling just struck me. We tied off to a mooring ball outside of the town of Roseau and I sat in awe. The island seems straight out of an adventure catalogue. It seems as if you could be lost in the jungle in 5 minutes if you just walked off the beaten track which is pretty true.<br />
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We decided that we needed to adventure so the next day we headed off in the dingy to the big city (actually a fairly small town). We were soon greeted by friendly locals just being friendly. This is new for us because on other islands the locals are often looking for a way to take your money. It was like the land of miracles. We looked around the town for a bit, cleared in and then headed back to the boat where we planned to just spend the day relaxing.<br />
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Well relaxing we did, but once we all got bored we decided to go for a snorkel at this place called Champagne Reef. It's called that because of the way the water bubbles up through the coral because of volcanic activity. The reef was beautiful and fairly untouched which is always a sight for sore eyes after seeing some of the reefs on the opposite end of the spectrum.<br />
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We all started to swim back to the dinghy when we heard these weird high pitched squeals under the water. Immediately we thought DOLPHINS and lifted our heads from the water just in time to see their fins streaming through the water. With our adrenaline pumping and excitement building we jumped in the dinghy to go find them. A little ways off shore they were surrounding us and Alex had the bright idea of jumping in too swim with them. Me being nervous of swimming in the middle of nowhere thought, "Well screw it. When am I going to be able to swim with dolphins in the wild ever again?" So I hopped in right after him and hot damn...They swam underneath us and around us making their friendly little noises. They are such happy creatures. It was one of those moments where you can't believe your eyes.<br />
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Once they had moved on I just couldn't stop thinking about it and thinking of how different and tainted that experience would have been if we had swam with them in captivity. It really puts into perspective how ludicrous it is to capture dolphins, put them into a tank and exploit their natural beauty for our pleasure.<br />
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The boat life has its ups and downs and lately I've been feeling like I want to be home but this just made it all seem worth it. Being away from my friends, my boyfriend and my family seems crazy sometimes but being at home it's hard to have experiences like this. At this moment I am happy I'm here :).Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-42319727006671287872015-02-19T07:06:00.003-08:002015-02-19T07:06:26.612-08:00The Good and the BadThere are many things you have to get used to when living on a boat and over the past week they have all come back to me. All of the little tricks of opening and closing cupboards or saying goodbye to left and right and welcoming port and starboard. It also came back to me the concept of the "high highs" and the"low lows". Throughout my life of sailing I have come to realize that things can either be really wonderful or really awful. Now this can be said for any lifestyle at a given time and god knows I feel like this sometimes in Toronto but it is a constant with the sailing lifestyle. It's either really good or really bad.<br />
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The Good:<br />
Life in St. Martin was amazing. We all slowly fell into our familiar daily boat routine. Wake up, eat breakfast, work on something (for me it would be school work for others it would be boat work), go out for happy hour, eat dinner and then do some family activity. After not living in the same house as each other for 3 months, everyone was craving this sense of synchronicity. I love having my own room again and having the freedom the Caribbean allowed. I also love having my brother around. In St. Martin we quickly realized that no one really cared what your age was and you could pretty much buy or do whatever you wanted which was definitely a welcomed treat. After spending a week in St. Maarten we decided it was time to take to the seas and move to the next island.<br />
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The next island was St. Barts. None of us had been there before so we really had no idea what to expect as we pulled up into this completely shocking anchorage. It wasn't shocking in a bad way but just in a unique way. After being in lush St. Maarten it was a surprising to pull up into an anchorage that was surrounded by rocky hills and cactuses. It was gorgeous. Crystal clear waters and cliffs all around. Alex and I soon decided we needed to go explore and after a bit of liquid courage we were ready. After deploying the kayaks we made our way to the main beach. Once on the beach we found 2 hippies having a hard time getting their dinghy ashore. We gave them a hand and had soon made some friends to go exploring with. These 2 were great. They both had hair past their shoulders and were just a couple of buds looking to have a good time. We picked the highest cliff we could find and scaled it. And then another. And then another. As the sun started to go down, it was time to get back to the boat. The night consisted of swimming, cooking and a little performance to top it off. At the end of the night all four of us gathered on the front deck. Alex with his guitar and I with my ukulele. A family jam session under the stars. That is what I call a high high.<br />
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The Bad:<br />
Yet the next day we decided the weather was good enough to sail on to St. Kitts. HAH. What a load of horse s***. We pulled anchor and were on our way, and that is when our high high turned into a low low at the drop of a hat. With high winds right on the nose, we spent hour after hour bashing right into the waves and swinging back and fourth. Making it an extremely uncomfortable sail. The constant salt spray anywhere you sat, so that you could never REALLY get comfortable, was just the cherry on top. Oh and also the fact that we couldn't even use the auto pilot because of the direction of waves meant that Captain Dad had to hand steer making him even crankier than usual. When we arrived, we found that the anchorage we had chosen to stop at in Nevis was abnormally rolly. Resulting in everyones bad nights sleep. And that my friends, is what I call a low low.<br />
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The price you pay to have the high highs!<br />
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Stay posted for more teenage complaining ;)Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-58471297806502545862015-02-06T18:29:00.002-08:002015-02-06T18:29:15.372-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 36.0pt;">
Well the goodbyes have been said
and the bags have been packed. As I’m writing this I am on the plane from
Toronto to St. Maarten where my brother, dad and lovely floating home are
waiting. Yesterday as I got home from saying goodbye to all of the beautiful
people in my life I was quite upset so I called my best friend Mira. She told
me that she was proud of me because saying goodbye is the hardest part. All I
could think was that she was so right. I’ve been doing this whole leaving thing
my whole life and yet I never really realized that saying goodbye really is the
hardest part. Once you are gone everything is much easier and much happier, it
is just so hard to realize all of that when you are leaving the ones you love.
Ever since my last trip, so much has happened in my life. I started high school
at Forest Hill and got insanely into the music department, joining choir,
musical and vocal such things. That is where I met so many fabulous people
including my two best friends Mira and Julia and my wonderful boyfriend Lukas.
These past years have been such a wild ride and I am so glad I got to spend
them with the people I have, yet I do know that I need to get out of the city
for a while. I can never really sit still for that long. So here I am on this
plane too St. Maarten just waiting for the adventures ahead. I can’t wait to
sleep in my own bed and have my own room again! Packing your entire life into a
50-pound duffle bag never really gets old ;). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Missing everyone, Amelia<o:p></o:p></div>
Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-49015493992311851112012-12-12T03:50:00.000-08:002012-12-12T04:07:47.923-08:00Bloody CockpitWell we finally caught a fish 20 days out...you may be sensing I'm not happy about this but I don't think you would be if you were me.
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<br>I was in the cockpit with Dad listening to music when suddenly Dad said, "FISH!" Everyone rushed upstairs and I grabbed my camera as everyone gathered around Alex to watched the fish thrash through the water trying to escape its inevitable death. It was going to die, there was no question about it.
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<br>Dad attached the gaf to a rope and lowered it down to the water to seize the green and yellow mahi mahi, so full of life. You just knew it wouldn't go out without a fight. With that note the fish suddenly sprang free of the gaf and landed with a smack at moms feet. With a scream mom yanked her feet up while Alex tried to gain control of the fish with the fish hook still in its mouth. Then it wasn't in its mouth and with every wave the fish flopped from one side of the cockpit to the next. Then Alex screamed over my laughter, "just get a winch handle and smack it!!!!!" So mom passed dad the winch handle and with five brutal smacks to the head and blood all over the cockpit the tool was passed back to me...well bloody.
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<br>The bright florescent green and yellow fish turned to blue and black and that was the end of him. We all starred in silence until Dad said, "Well I can't wait for some mahi bites!" And so we were left with a dead fish and a kind of sick to the stomach feeling but you know at least we will have many bites.Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-27421198424662558182012-12-06T11:57:00.000-08:002012-12-06T11:58:49.668-08:00Fantastic dayOk ok I know. It's been to long since I've written a blog but really there was nothing to report till the last couple days. Last night at about 7:00 we were hit by a big storm apparently....well all I know was that I was told to put the electronics in the oven and sit down for the bumpy ride. For some reason they thought it was bumpy..it was actually quite calm downstairs and Alex and I were watching Family Guy and doing school all night while every five minutes we would see the hatch open and mom or dad yell downstairs "BE CAREFUL BE VERY CAREFUL WE MIGHT GET KNOCKED DOWN." To be honest I would have thought it was nice out there if it wasn't for that.
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<br>I was woken this morning at seven to Alex telling me it was time for my shift since mom and dad were up all night. I was expecting torrential rain and lightning after the yelling that occurred throughout the night but when I poked my head up the hatch it was gorgeous outside, so glad I was up for the sunrise. After my shift till 10:00 I went downstairs and made some pan cakies for the family with this really odd pancake mix. The pancakes ended up tasting like ice cream but I'm not complaining.
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<br>Throughout the day buns were made and naps were had. We noticed two boats around us and even had a friendly chat with one of them on the radio. As we sat in the boiling heat going 0.1 knot while dad turned off the engine to fill up with fuel we thought why the hell aren't we swimming?? So with that we all got our bathing suits on and took turns swinging on the ladder while the water rushed by us. Fourteen and I've already will have crossed two oceans and had a mid ocean swim in each!
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<br>Alex and I went up on deck and laid in the tropical sun while dad had his naked shower without telling us. Believe me I'm pretty sure Alex and I will never look back there when dad is having a shower again! The odd part was that mom was scrubbing his back...yikes. For dinner we had bean burritos and cinnamon buns and I think tonight it will be an in cockpit movie night involving m and m's and popcorn!! All and all a fantastic day.Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-35002447108707095252012-11-25T08:41:00.000-08:002012-11-25T08:46:49.337-08:00The Phantom ShipWell we did it!! We left the Canary Islands and started our journey across the Atlantic Ocean! WOOT WOOT! It's our fourth day out here, out of about a total of 20 days...hopefully. The weather has been pretty awesome with barely any waves but just enough wind. Before we left we made a ton of meals and froze them so we've had enchiladas, stew, spaghetti and tonight we are going to make fresh stir-fry. Yay!
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<br>Last night we had a bit of an interesting experience. Mom, Alex and I were watching Law and Order in the cockpit when all of a sudden our AIS started to make this god awful alarm. Sound that believe me scared the hell out of all of us. The AIS said that we were approaching Seismic Bella. Mom started freaking out and going into panic because that meant that we were approaching a boat and the only other boats out here were cargo boats so ya, you could say we were scared. I think at that point mom started going a bit delusional and started screaming Seismic Bella and then mumbling it under her breath.
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<br>At some point I called dad to come up and he took one look and all of us freaking out and said what the (I'll save you the swearing) is going on out here! With mom just mumbling Seismic Bella and starring at our AIS it took him a bit to fully recognize the situation. At that point Alex and I were scanning the horizon for any ships in the vicinity. When we heard dad say that it was probably just the AIS making a mistake.
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<br>We all basically collapsed and tried to stop our hearts from racing. We declared it the phantom ship and went back to watching Law and Order. It was the one where this guy kills this other guy for taking his taxi. Anyways that's about the most exciting it's got out here.
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<br>Till next timeJulie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-70416053003706516092012-11-21T09:19:00.001-08:002012-11-21T09:19:57.763-08:00testtest post from seaJulie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-28626647900612768832012-11-10T08:39:00.002-08:002012-11-10T08:42:01.124-08:00Walking Dead<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Well sorry everyone for the delay on the blogs but I have just been so busy lately! We have had my birthday, Halloween, school, school and more school! Anyways we just arrived in the infamous Canary Islands after a amazing 5 day sail. The Canary Island are our jumping off point for the month long sail across the Atlantic Ocean. Before we left we decided to make teams of two to tackle the night watches. Team 1 or "A" is made up of Dad and I. Me....being the underway chef and Dad...being the sailor and we make for a great team. Team 2 or "B" is made up of Mom and Alex. Mom being very easy going which is great if you want to watch shows in the cockpit or eat potato chips and Alex being the expert sailor. Now what team do you vote for?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The sail was absolutely fantastic and we couldn't have asked for a better one before our crossing. Blue skies, 10-20 knots of wind in the exact direction we wanted it. At nights the sky was littered with stars and during the day you could bask in the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We had a very interesting experience with a bird on the boat. I was in my room and had just woken up from a nap when I hear mom say with her face in my window, "ok, don't be afraid and don't move but there is a bird inside the boat." I say ok and lay back down and listen to the very interesting dialogue...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Mom:</b> ok you boys have to go get that bird</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Alex:</b> yes. Dad come on</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Dad:</b> ok you go at it from that side and I'll go at it from this side.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Mom: </b></span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHBBHHHHHHN</span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">DFNFJDJFJDJXJNEJSJ</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Dad: T</b>he birds gone</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Mom:</b> OMG ITS ON MY HEAD!!!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">AHHHHHHHHHH</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The bird finally flew away and we all we were left with the image in our head of mom with a bird flying around her head...I'm still laughing. The salty crew has got addicted to 4 tv show. Are you ready to hear the names of the best tv shows in the world?</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Office</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Community</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Chuck</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The walking dead</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">K I know that some of my family loves "The Walking Dead", so I just have to say this.... "What do you think is gonna happen now?? I mean Laurie and T-dog are dead and there is a new baby like WTH?!?" K I'm done. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Anyway we made it safe and sound to the Canary Islands and finally had a shower. Hallelujah! I am very excited to explore!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Till next time</span>Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-22514991940676174132012-11-10T08:30:00.000-08:002012-11-10T08:42:46.173-08:00Bday Party<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Well I am finally 14 and you know what that means? I CAN DRINK BEER ON SALTY GINGER!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! Mom had the day all planned out as a great surprise and I was I guess some what surprised because Alex had let the cat out of the bag the night before...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I woke up and I had a great french toast breakfast, compliments of Dad. Then Mom told me to pack my bag because we were going for a day at the spa! In our marina there is this really nice hotel with a massive hot tub, sauna and relaxing mani-pedi area. Mom, Alex and I headed over and had a very nice time swimming and sauna'ing. We even asked the people at the counter to turn on the fountains. They turned out to be very loud and annoying but you know we just had too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">There is this really massive pool outside of the hotel that was super cold but being Canadians like we are, Alex and I could not have left without jumping into that freezing water, so we did and then it started raining so I basically got hypothermia! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Alex and mom left and I was left in this super relaxing studio getting my nails done and a foot massage and hand massage and omg I think I fell asleep. Mom came and got me and when I got back to the boat it was all very nicely decorated and the cake was all iced and pretty! We had chicken fajitas for dinner and a great cake for dessert. I could not have asked for a better birthday! By the way thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">BANG!
Whap-whap-whap BANG! The bow of salty ginger slammed into the very, very high
standing waves and Mom screamed at the top of her lungs in a very old mannish
voice "COME ON SALTY COME ON GOOD OLD GIRL YOU CAN DO IT THERE YA NICE
BOAT YOU! " Of course that wasn't all I heard though, I also heard the
"oh my gods" from Alex's mouth and the not so reassuring scared laugh
from Dads mouth followed by a "this is crazy man.” It was the worst pass
we had done yet. It was the pass on the way out of Porto and I really might
have rather not left and just stayed in the amazing city forever. That
pass...oh that pass scared me. I pretty much got into a ball and pressed my
face into a pillow the whole time. Lifting my face into the cold wind every
minute just to be horrified and then huddle back in a ball again. Finally we
made it through the pass and started our journey to Lisbon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We have now made it to beautiful
Lisbon or outskirts of Lisbon in a city called Cascais and are awaiting a
weather window to do a 5 day sail to the Canary Islands. The sail here was
great except for the treacherous pass. Who knew a 44 foot boat could surf
standing waves? Certainly not me! We are nestled into this marina where on a
windy day you can see massive waves smashing over the break wall. Our boat now
has a thin layer of salt all over it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Can I just start by saying that I love
my Mom…BUT after day after day of high school mathematics with her…there are
moments when I question that. It’s not just the extreme algebra, it’s the fact
that were doing it crammed up on her bed using a “stick on the wall” white
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Mom and I went out shopping for table
clothes today in this cute little town. You may not know this but mom has OCD
when it comes to table clothes. If you move it just a slight bit she freaks out
and has to put it into the perfect spot again. Obviously this is hard to do on
a constantly moving boat so off we went to find “the perfect” table cloth (I
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After 2 hours of wandering and one
interesting experience at a bank machine, we finally made our way back to the
marina. An unsuccessful hunt. Mom wanted to poke her head into one of those
little nautical stores and what’s the first thing we see? The PERFECT table
cloth. We figured it all out and measured the table and bought it. Mom got so
excited that she started to sing, “You make me feel so brand new” at the top of
her lungs. I obviously pretended to not know her. </div>
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We got back to the boat, put
it on the table and with a look of disgust mom realized it was not the PERFECT
table cloth. The colors on it had bled and of course mom freaked out. She
looked so sad putting the old table cloth back on the table.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;">A young girl sets out with her family on a day
long adventure through the wilderness of a Spanish rainforest. They hop in
their car and try and I mean TRY to make their way to this little town which
has the massive forest on the other side of it. You may be wondering why the
family would have wanted to go to this said forest, that was the only thing on
their minds the entire time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">After 3 hours of being
lost they finally found the start of their hike. Laughing and joking around,
they set off on a 3 hour tour! A 3 hour tour! A 3 hour tour!!! 1/8 of the
way into the hike Amelia and her mother were getting very sweaty and tired.
They each talked to each other about how out of shape they each were, Julie
more than Amelia of course. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The dehydrated, grimy
family finally made it to the runes of a monastery but all they could think
about was the little cafe with ice cold coca colas in it... ICE COLD. They all
sprinted to the table and chugged a few drinks down and gobbled up some food.
Soon they set off again for the next half of their hike. The father had asked
for directions back at the cafe so the family trusted that he knew where he was
going. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Up the massive, gianormous
mountain they went but little did they know that that had run out of water long
long ago. 30 minutes in the family was feeling very thirsty so they all stopped
and watched as Graham searched the backpack left and right and exclaimed,
"Sorry guys but were out of water..."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">HOW COULD THIS BE?!? They
had brought quite a few litres! Had they really drank that much water the
family wondered? The need to find the parking lot was much greater now so they
forged ahead! 45 minutes later Graham (being ahead of everyone) yelled out that
he heard cars! Alex yelped with joy and sprinted ahead. The best the girls
could do was to go from a crawl to walking speed. They finally reached the road
and danced around until they realized that it was just a road and not a parking
lot. They had to walk all the way down this steep road to get to the heavenly
air conditioning. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">On they went....and
on...and on...! Suddenly the family rounds a corner and sees the car! They
muster all their strength to lift their arms in triumph. When they get to the
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Anyways we made it off the dock without TOO much of a problem and headed out to sea for a nice long 3 day sail. It's so weird to be back out on the ocean again just this time with a new boat. Back out here exploring new waters with the same old "mother ocean" as mom calls it.<br />
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The sail went AMAZING in our books but in others it might be called unfortunately eventful. Filled with fishnets in propellers, high seas, seasick crew, throwing up crew and frozen meals. But anything is better than the ominous Galapagos trip.....try #1. Where...well...let's just say everything that could possibly go wrong did.<br />
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On the bright side though we saw DOLPHINS!!! Once again these beautiful creatures jumped along side us and lifted our spirits. It always seems that they come at the perfect time. We also had beautiful weather and somewhat perfect seas. We made it to Spain at about 8:00pm and docked the boat without too much of a hassle.<br />
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Spain is gorgeous and today Dads gonna dive the propeller and see whats happening with that fishing line.<br />
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Bye...for a while crocodilesJulie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-82026438113340593932012-09-24T15:05:00.001-07:002012-09-24T15:05:35.345-07:00Shopaholic
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Today we decided to go see the Mona Lisa in the worlds biggest museum...I know what your thinking...oh-my-god a day in hell. It took a 1km long lineup to get to the security check and then ANOTHER line up to get our tickets!!!!! AHHH! We finally got inside and I have to say and I know this may be wrong but guys...I kind of enjoyed it! The paintings in there were very very amazing. The only art gallery I've ever been to was the AGO in Toronto and that is all modern art. The stuff we were looking at here was dated back to the 1400s, pretty cool. Dad had to leave at about 2:30 for work related stuff, so mom, Alex and I went and looked at the ancient Egyptian stuff and then thought we would go enjoy a walk through the Paris streets. The whole time we were in Paris we have had people telling us to beware of pickpockets. Mom being...well mom thought that she could point out all of the pickpockets on the street and was basically pointing out anyone who looked a bit on the rough side. We were all laughing and joking and decided to take a seat and get our bearings. Mom went and looked around the corner of this courtyard wall and I saw a man walk by me and kind of check out our backpack. I soon realized it was a pick pocket when I saw him reach out on to the bare ground and pull a gold ring out of his sleeve. He then asked mom if she had dropped it and tried to reach for her bag she jumped away and told the man to keep walking. We then followed him for a few blocks and saw that he did that to every passer by! I really enjoyed Paris and hope that one day I can come back again. Now were off to Normandy to see Juno beach and I'm really looking forward to that. VIVA LA FRANCE!</div>
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Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-3414267119739872802012-09-16T15:07:00.003-07:002012-09-16T15:07:47.512-07:0012 duffle bagsLet me paint a picture for you. Imagine all four of us with our four massive duffle bags and 8 medium sized ones pilled high on two trolleys. We had just gotten off the airplane in Paris and were now fairly confused about what to do next. I dont know why but I don't think that the fact that everyone spoke french in Paris really sank in until we got off the plane. So here we are rushing throughout the airport following dad because he seemingly knew what to do. We finally hit a point where the 2 carts holding are 12 duffle bags cant go any further and we have to carry them all the way to this jam-packed shuttle train that will take us to the next terminal. Keep in mind that all of has have maybe slept two hours that day and it may be day time in france but in Toronto it sure as hell wasn't. We finally make it too the car rental place and everything feels like its falling into place. We are driving away from the airport and life is good until we see a exit saying exactly where we want to go drifting into the distance. The next thing you know we are stuck in the middle of downtown paris rush hour traffic. oh god. The last thing I remember before falling asleep was mom asking a weird french man in a hippie van for directions. When I woke up we were no where near paris and somewhere in the french country side. Everyone was calm and happy(thank god). We finally made it to Les Sables got on the boat and oh my fricking god it is FANTASTIC!!!!!!! We went out for dinner tonight and had crepes,muscles,fries and creme boule. We came back home watched and episode of chuck and went to sleep. Its like we never left. I got up very early in the morning this morning and watched as the sun came up over the horizon. It was the perfect sunrise for the start of a perfect day. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7717084732714560047.post-88221721763222390552012-09-13T12:45:00.002-07:002012-09-14T12:13:01.615-07:00The Unknown <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;">As I stare out my window at the CN tower a lot of things enter my mind. I realize that life is a book and my life goal is to read every single page. My life on my old boat Artemo was one chapter and before that another. This year in Toronto was a whole chapter. Although some may call one year a short amount of time too be a chapter so much has happened too fill those pages. </span><br />
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Well this is my life! I travel place to place with my family on a sail boat (usually). When I was 10 we left on our first trip to sail around the world. We took a plane to Antigua got on a boat and over three years made our way to New Zealand. Meeting many people who touched my family and my life along the way.<br />
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After that long time crammed on a boat with my brother, mom and dad we...well lets just say we were ready to get back to our house and go to school instead of being home schooled. We went home got a dog, settled down and I finished my grade 8 year while my brother finished his 10th. By the end of the year all of us were itching to get back on the water and see more of the world. So we all sat down and discussed this. In our family it's either all in or all out. Luckily after a week of mulling it over everyone was in with the plan. We bought a boat, packed up our stuff and well....guess what?<br />
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We leave to Europe in less than a week!!!! Our brand new boat is waiting for us in Les Sables, France! We are going for six months to tour Spain, Portugal and France. Then we will sail across the Atlantic to Antigua! Man I'm getting excited!!!!!<br />
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Till next time:)Julie Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340562078243676642noreply@blogger.com0