Working in the Wilderness

It was a good experiment working on my sailboat from a Northern Ontario lake, Lake Temagami. From the town docks I picked up the free wireless internet form the local library. On the sailboat I was able to Skype people, give feedback on a cover letter, and send out a career counselling training proposal.
Once we sailed to our destination lake, Spawning Bay, we were out of wireless range. However, I noticed a cell town at the Municipal Docks in the centre of the lake. I have no doubt that with the portable (cell) internet stick I would be able to access the web.
What I like about our 21' Sirius sailboat is the ability to trailer it to remote locations. Lake Temagime is huge...45Kilometers from top to bottom. We took our canoe along, tethered behind the sailboat. I would not recommend teathering a canoe since it's just one more thing to add to the already numerous cables and ropes involved with sailing. It's not bad with a head wind, but is tricky with a tail wind. We disovered this as the wind blew the canoe sideways and the teather rope ended up pulling the canoe over filling it with water. What an ordeal! I should have tied the teather under the canoe looping up through the front seats, that avoids the teather rope from capsising the canoe. Oh well...live and learn!

Life is like building a boat

For the past 6 months I've been helping my friend, Steve, building a canoe. We've taken our time wanting to build it from wood we cut and shape ourselves, taking pride that it does not contain any nails. Looking a several completed canoes we had a vision of what we wanted.
I find building that "perfect career" is much like canoe building. My inspirational song this morning, Dare You To Move, by Switchfoot, made it clear that going after your dreams is not easy, full of challanges, and sometimes fears. It's easier and safer "not to move".
Steve and I could have taken the easy way with the canoe and bought a kit and used nails....but, it would not be as close to our vision of a "beautiful boat" if we did not persevere.
This convinces me to preserver after my career and work dreams. What are your dreams?