1 more day upon the sea. If they bought it for a song---they paid too much, and we nicknamed it the Yellow Submarine. Then 2 very interesting men (retired school teachers from Florida) dressed in safari clothes (no kidding), proceeded to tell us that they were going on an expedition "up the Anawati". It's apparently a river somewhere but we were too stunned to ask any questions because the Anawati doesn't sound like something anyone should be going up (or down) in our minds. But they were excited and "living the dream", their dream....
Over the years we often think of them, laughing and joking about "going up the Anawati". Well, lo and behold, we woke up this morning in our beautiful cove on the southern coast of Mallorca and anchored a short way off, we saw what looked like an upscale version of the Yellow Submarine. We haven't completely conquered our judgmental minds and think of this one as equally ugly but more sea-worthy. We have been waiting all morning for the safari-clothed boys to appear on deck, but much to our surprise they appeared just a while ago, totally naked!!!! Actually we would appreciate the safari clothes again. They must have had a successful expedition up the Anawati and remodeled the catamaran.
Now we have researched the "Anawati" and can't find information about it anywhere. Has anyone ever heard of it, does anyone know where it is? Or did we just dream it all up???
Irregardless, this story has given us many laughs over the years. But we do respect them for following their dreams.
The moral of the story is: Follow your own dreams, create it however you want it. You can do it---
Go up your own Anawati, whatever and wherever it is.........
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