What a Day!

I had the good fortune to be the recipient of a tremendous outpouring of love and support from all my friends at USG.  Everyone was so nice and they really gave me a great last day.  I even scored some home made baked goods, which happen to be awesome.  I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

We Always Have Options

Somewhere along the line I lost track of the idea that we always have options.  It's something that I've read many times in self help books and inspirational blog posts.  Most of my life I've thought, those words don't really apply to me.  Maybe there were times when I didn't really have any viable options.  Maybe I'll never know.  Over the last eight or nine months, I have been thinking a lot more about the idea that I have options; and now I find myself taking my first step down a brand new path. 

The option I have chosen is to change my life so that I can work doing something I feel passionate about, sailing.  Specifically, I will be sailing on the bark Picton Castle, from Bali, Indonesia west around the Cape of Good Hope and North to Savannah, GA.  That's just about half the way around the world; hence the name of my blog, Halfway Scott.

Tomorrow, August 28, 2014 is my last day at work, after 28 years with the same company.  I'm much too young to retire but I have decided that if I wait any longer I might not by young enough to learn to sail a tall ship.  I'll admit it's pretty scary, walking away from a relatively secure job and income to try something so completely different, but it's scary in an exciting way.  I will try to share my experiences, with words and pictures, here on these pages, updating the blog when we make landfall and I can find an Internet Café. 

Come and join me on my trip halfway around the world, it's sure to be an adventure!