The title of this post comes from one of our favorite songs by Sara Bareilles. This week we crossed 5 months since leaving San Francisco Bay and we reflected on the many places we’ve been and the unique people we’ve met. Three months in the Sea of Cortez with it’s rugged beauty, desert landscapes and the sense it’s always been this way. Crossing to the mountainous Marquesas Islands and our first taste of Polynesia. Now 3 weeks in the Tuamotu Archipelago with beautiful lagoons and incredible diving.

However we continue to be amazed at the people we meet on other boats. With each new introduction, we feel like “beginners.” The Australian couple we shared the pier with in Makemo our first night. 33-foot sailboat from Australia’s west coast, they traveled first to Hong Kong, then onto Japan, across to Alaska, down to Panama, a couple of years in the Caribbean and now 9 years later on their way back to Australia. The anchorage we shared with the Selene 53 Mystic Moon, 7 years since leaving the Bay Area, 2 years in the Northwest and Alaska, 2 years in Mexico, 3 years in the Caribbean now on their way to New Zealand. Their plans? Keep going till we’re tired. Tonight we share an anchorage with a 26-foot sailboat from Sweden.

It goes without saying these people have seen the world and want to keep seeing it; and we’ve just begun.