So much
planning , dreaming, waiting and more planning, dreaming and waiting “Manana”, manana, manana. The last few months have been very busy and
now in just a few short days we will be there in our “One Particular Harbor”
“And there's that one particular harbor
Sheltered from the wind
Where the children play on the shore each day And
all are safe within
Most mysterious calling harbor So far
but yet so near
I can see the day when my hair's full gray And
I finally disappear”
Again I find
myself wondering how we arrived at this point. Living in two totally different
places and working to pay for both. Trying to complete all the work I need to
do here in the Adirondacks before I leave for the island, making sure
everything is all set for while we are gone and when we return. I am really
ready for “ Changes in
Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”
“With these changes in latitudes,
changes in attitudes
Nothing remains quite the same With all of my
running and all of my cunning If I
couldn't laugh I just would go insane
If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane
If we weren't all crazy we would go insane”
I realize
after this trip nothing will be the same, our dream is really coming true we
will have a home in paradise. I am really “ Living my life like a song” “And the Wino and I know the joys of the
ocean, Like a boy knows the joys of his
milkshake in motion. It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, Living my life like a song.”
While this
all seems so exciting it is a huge risk, I guess if you are gonna risk all your
money on a dream it may as well be a good one.
It is a “Carnival
World” there are no guarantees
and most things in life are a gamble. “Spend
it while you can ,Money's contraband ,
You can't take it with you when you go, Spend it while you can Before it's taken from your hand, There's no
free ride in this carnival world”
The worst
that could happen is we get “Stuck in Paradise” with
no money and a “Tin Cup
for a Chalice” oh well it’s
all about the “Stories
we could tell” ,”All the stories we could tell If it
all blows up and goes to hell”.
As we follow
our dreams like one may follow the “Tides”, “ I follow the tides On currents far and wide Chalking up the stories and the miles, that is
the reason I will never lose my smile”, I will always be able to go” back to the island, Where the
shrimp boats tie up to the pilin'. Give me oysters and beer for dinner every
day of the year, And I'll feel fine, I'll feel fine, With a tin cup for a chalice Fill it up with
good red wine .”
While there
we will be working very hard to get our place ready for all our future guests.
We hope to have time to enjoy a “ Cheeseburger in Paradise” , after all Roatan is rumored to be the island Jimmy wrote
the song about. In West End it is always “5 oclock somewhere”, and there is always time for “wasting away in Margaritaville”. I promise I will never again find
myself “Too drunk to
Karaoke”. I will find
myself in West End which is much like the “Bama Breeze”, “ You're one of our own down
there, You never drink alone down there, Good God I feel at home down there”
One day you
will all be able to go “Down to the
Banana Republics, Down to the tropical sun, Go the expatriated American, Hopin'
to find some fun” you will all be
able to be “Beautiful Swimmers” , “ Now If I was as rich as the agacon, I tell you what I would do,Buy every man, woman,
and child on this planet A mask and a snorkle too, Then I'd leave this big
migration Destination Half Moon Bay, Then we'd splash our way around the
world Life is just a water ballet” .
Until then
we you will have to live with “Island Fever” , I
will send you photos of “Palm trees and
views I can't believe .Why would I ever want to leave? I think I'll take my
shoes off and go walking .Down beside the caribbean sea. I like the funny
sounds of parrots squawking, I think I hear a hammock calling me.” Sorry I got distracted.
So I will leave the “ Gypsies in the Palace” drinking all the “Boat Drinks”, enjoying a little Adirondack “cabin
fever” and follow the “Fins” down to “St. Somewhere”. One of my island friends said we will
be islanders now , “Island I see you in the distance, I feel
that your existence, Is not unlike my own have .” I feel like I am headed
home , “Happily ever
after”,” Some people never find it, Some... only pretend, but me: I just want to
live happily ever after every now and then”
It is
amazing to realize I am truly “Living My Life like a Song”
Thanks Jimmy
Buffett for your inspiration and all of you for your continued support. Look
for Blog , Facebook and Runawaypineapple.com updates while we are on the
island.
