BITTERSWEET GOOD-BYE

For eleven summers we enjoyed our 38 ft Bayliner. We purchased this boat in Gatineau Quebec, travelled the Ottawa River to Ottawa, travelled all the way through the Rideau locks and Rideau River to the St. Lawrence River. From there we travelled through the beautiful One Thousand Islands to the Fort Town of Prescott, Ontario. This adventure was exciting and thrilling for our boys ages, 9, 11 and 13 to experience. On August 6^th, it was a bittersweet goodbye to Calypso VII. Times change, boys grow and destinations for our boating experiences change with this. We bought a catamaran knowing we love boating and wanted to experience something bigger and faster and go where our Bayliner would not be comfortable to go. Calypso VII (yes there are six Calypso's before it), is now in Newfoundland. The new owners are just as excited as we were eleven summers ago. The journey of Calypso VII is not over by a long shot, who knows where she will show up many years from now. When you've invested many hours of love, sweat and tears into a boat (or house, cottage etc.) it is hard to finally say goodbye, even though you know it is for the best. The boys had all their teenage years on her, swimming, jumping off the bow, kayaking from it, sleepovers, barbeques, bon fires nearby, tubing and kneeboarding (even I kneeboard like an expert) with the inflatible and snorkeling. Goodbye to our Bayliner but a big hello to the same thing on our Coyaba but the destination is in the Bahamas, we are happy and our boys are happy!  

"This is not a good-bye, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into our lives and giving us joy, thank you for the wonderful memories we will cherish forever. But most of all thank you for showing us that there will come a time when we eventually 
let you go." (similar to Nicholas Sparks quote)