Many of you know that we adopted our Grand-daughter, Cynthia. She has been on the boat with us from day one on this cruising journey. When she was little in size and age we didn't think far enough into the future when purchasing our boat.
In the beginning she fit quite well in the quarter berth by the stairs. Now she is 13 and a little bigger physcially than when we started. Perhaps we shouldn't feed her so much.
Overall, Cynthia has always been a great "boat kid". She loves the water, swims and snorkles well, she has a sense of adventure, and she doesn't have alot of fear. Her main qualification is that she is willing to put up with Michael and I. Not always an easy task.
The last couple of years have been hard on her. Not many kids around here and she was bored and grumpy and really not much fun to be around. So imagine our horror to realize that on June 15th she would be an official teenager.
Some amazing things happened over this last cruising season. She started to smile. She started to join in activities again. And when we returned to the marina for hurricane season the positive changes were even more bountiful. She is walking every morning before 7am. She is participating in water aerobics every afternoon. She applied herself to her studies with a new enthusiasm. She is singing karaoke and really seems to be having fun again.
We couldn't be happier. She keeps us young and in touch. She reminds us when we are asses and she makes us laugh. It is not all us though. There is an entire group of cruisers that have helped raise her and make what she is today.
Thanks for putting up with us and sharing the adventure.
1 comment:
Yes, she is an amazing young woman. You guys have done a remarkable job (with a little help from your extended cruising family!)Hats off.
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