Making a Living

URL: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/travel/23galapagos.html?scp=6&sq=sailing&st=cse

Last summer I was lucky enough to have the opportunity of a lifetime. I was asked by my sister and her boyfriend to join them on a sailing adventure from Hawaii to California. Luckily I was on my summer vacation from school and my job was very lenient about giving me all the time off that I needed. I bought my airplane ticket for $180 and set out on the adventure of a lifetime.
When my sister was in college out in Hawaii she met her present boyfriend, James. Once they began dating she realized what an amazing catch he really was. He had his own motorcycle, his own house and even his own sailboat located right on the beautiful beach of Waikiki. It wasn’t long before he pulled her into the life of worry-free adventure. Having his own sailboat he became a well known captain around the Hawaiian islands and many sailors were beginning to recognize his name. Two summers ago he received his first offer to deliver a very rich man’s 57ft sail boat from the Australia to New Zealand. He took the opportunity and asked my sister to join him on the first of many adventures.
For the past 2 years they have been making a couple of thousand dollars per delivery. All of their food is always paid for and they get to visit some amazing places. Last summer they finally had a delivery that I too could join. I flew out to Hawaii and helped them prepare the boat for our journey. On the first day out at sea I regretted ever setting foot on the sailboat. My stomach was not ready for the constant movement and I spent the whole day sick over the edge. The next day I woke up to my sister yelling at me to come snorkeling with her. There was a pod of blue whales that we both decided to swim with and I loved every second.
After our journey I realized what a great life they had going for them. They get to live life the way that they want to with out bosses or worries or any of the things that come with a regular job. They make enough money to travel where they want and they get to experience once in a lifetime opportunities. In the article posted by New York Times the writer talks about doing just this. Once you can find someone that has a boat it really helps you get into this world. He mentions that he is in his thirties and that he is the oldest one on board. This really is the life of the young and adventurous and it seems like a pretty good one to me.