boat dreams

I made a decision this morning to save up for both scuba-diving and sailing lessons.  The basic courses, I figure would put me about $1000 in the hole (a feasible amount to save up for, I think). 

This decision, along with my desire to ultimately live a minimalistic life, has coalesced this afternoon into serious considerations of living on a sailboat.  This has been a fleeting romantic notion before, but after a concrete commitment to learn how to sail, this seems like something actually possible.  Invest in a modest but roomy sailboat (maybe something in the $20,000 range?), dump almost everything I own, and dock up, with occasional trips to devil-may-care.  I figure I could even drag my cats along (so long as I buy them tiny little lifejackets).

How amazing would that life be?  My heart has been – literally — drumming all afternoon with the thought.   As utterly crazy as this sounds, I think this is something I really want.  The biggest challenge to this plan, I think, would be finding a career/job in a city near the ocean.

Wish me luck.