A ‘Morally Aligned’ Luv Story from ‘Down Unda’

2nd marriage for both of us
Met thru Patrick’s sister who I was friends with.
Mandy lived in Cairns, Patrick lived in Townsville,
a 4 hr drive Commuted every month
to see each other for a weekend.

We did this for 4 years.
It was a natural attraction,
we have similar interests and closely aligned morals.

Mandy moved to Townsville 2016 to Patrick’s home …
and the rest is history, as they say…

A ‘Morally Aligned’ Luv Story Blessing from ‘Down Unda’

You have traveled far from the land Down Undah…
I suppose that makes this the Up & Overah… Ha!
They’d have to wright a song about that before that can be official…
come on ‘Men at work’… get to work
😉

Wise Sages state that
Everything that Has Happened… Had to.
The 2cd time around… Is GOOD!
Cause the first time around is usually just a warmup
😉
The Wisdoms one gains thru life’s troubles & challenges
becomes well worth the apparent hardships we face
long after the heartbreak & hassles are right in our space…

After experiencing the disappointing annoyance of realizing
that what we thought was a good thing…
wasn’t so.
But this also gives us the appreciation for a truly good thing
when life finally manifests the truly good thing
of delivering our Soulmate.

Transcending the long drive from Cairns to Townsville
Must have been one of the first tests of True Love.
I could imagine speeding along faster & faster
with the anticipation of that long-awaited embrace.
Hopefully you didn’t get too many speeding tickets ///
or hit a ‘rue’
:-O

After four years of commuting…
All doubts dissipated into
Eternal Maui Marital Bliss.

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.