Finally.
After years and years they were on their way. Amy and Marcus were to live their dream. House and cars were sold. Burning midnight oil as paralegals had paid off.
Amy took the helm:
“Barbados next”, her hair danced with the wind.
Marcus raised the heavy cotton sails, dyed with tannin. Everything was genuine from deck to masts.
“Tenacity of purpose” moved gently with the waves. They were on the way, soon to leave the docks.
Marcus felt like he’d never felt before; Amy felt the same:
Nausea.
“Let’s sell the boat”, Amy said as Marcus puked.
Finally.
I focused on the sail ship leaving the harbor and thought about the energy you might put into unrealistic dreams. You probably shouldn’t sail around the world if you are too prone to being seasick.
Rochelle selects a picture each week for us to write a 100 word story on, and we all do our best. Friday Fictioneers have fostered many great writers, and who knows maybe someday I will manage to write something longer than 100 words.
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March 29, 2017
Oh, I felt for them. Nothing worse than seasickness…
At least they made the right decision before leaving the harbor.
Dear Björn,
You certainly took the idyllic life and spun it on its ear. I wasn’t expecting that. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I have heard of seasickness putting an end of such dreams.
I like the clarity of purpose, and I love the twist ending. It’s always good to know when to bail!
I think if you get seasick already in the harbor it’s time to give up
Ha. The last four lines cracked me up!
Ha.. sometimes misery can be fun… hopefully they could find another dream
What an anti-climax. I hope they get their money back and find something better to spend it on!
I hope that they can use the money for other dreams.
oh poor things! yes dreams have a funny way of biting you on the bottom
Maybe they would have hated the Caribbeans anyway
Oh that made me smile. That’s so me. I love boats but can’t stomach them. Great take on the prompt!
Great, I don’t expect you to harbor such dreams.
Aw! This was a very funny and sweet piece. Though I do feel sorry for them spending all those years planning something that ultimately was not for them. I hope they take the time to research the next big dream, and that it works out much better that this one did.
I think their joy was in the planning really… they will find a new purpose soon… maybe a Winnebago
Bwahahaha! You are a wicked man, Bjorn. Funny, but wicked.
Under the layers, I read all the little signs that remind us that life is not what we think. And it seems that neither is saling.
You are right… dreams are not the same as life… good that we are adoptable.
I loved the title of the boat. I felt for the landlubbers
I used a site for boat names and used the one I liked the best.
One should definitely verify if one is able to sail before spending all tha moolah!! Poor fools…
That got a definite laugh out loud from me!
I don’t think they are laughing… but I think they will find a new dream.
such a waste. i wonder why they didn’t rent one first and see if they really liked it.
That would be cheating… but probably it would have been wiser.
chuckle… ~
🙂
Ha ha, what a shame! At least they tried 🙂
I think they will try something else… they are born optimists.
I didn’t expect this and can’t stop laughing. Reality can be a disappointment.
Yes… but maybe they will remember all the work on the boat with joy.
What a clobber in the end!
A woman sure knows to win in silence!
I know that they had a shared emotion of nausea at least.
☺☺☺😊😊😊
And here I was cheering for them finding their reward for all their hard work.
Sometimes the best laid plans fail for a small detail
Oh no! After all that effort and waiting !!!
Maybe it was the effort that was the real joy…
They got everything they expected from their dream retirement and more. I suggest they rename the boat, Choke & Puke.
Maybe that would make it hard to sell…
Ha!
Ha ha
Ha! Ha! Great twist in the end,
Cringing and twisting
A delightful twist at the end. All that work and saving ~ gone.
I they will soon have a new goal.
Awww … I was hoping they’d get to Barbados.
You got me at the end. But, I think iy’s best they find out how sensitive they are to sailing before there’re out at sea. Well done, Bjorn.
Isadora 😎
There are a lot of factors in sailing… such as color of the sail…
Oh, my. The worked so hard, sold everything, bought the boat, and never took a sailing lesson? You’d think they would have learned they were prone to seasickness before they actually set sail. Guess I’m just being to logical….great twist on the story though. How often our dreams and reality don’t match up well.
How hard can it be to sail… there are great books to read.
Ha ha, they didn’t factor in they’d need sea legs. Amusing take, Bjorn
A factor easy to ignore until you’re faced with facts.
Oh Björn, that’s so funny:D I often wonder what would happen to somebody who decided to join the Navy, having not tested their sea legs first — whether they’d be released from their signing up contract or would have to put up with several years of puking! At least the couple in your story had a quicker way out.
I think that the struggle to get their boat into the water felt like the real journey… so bailing out the sailing might be a relief.
What a stupid pair even to contemplate such a journey without first testing the water!
Ha.. they were just a bit too optimistic…
So sad that their dream didn’t live up to expectations. But you never know, they might have developed sea-legs. My great grandfather captained minesweepers in WW1 and was as sick as a dog for the first three days whenever he put to sea; after that he was fine.
I think they are now deep into their next project… 🙂
Oh dear! Hope they find their dream somewhere, although perhaps it’s the search that is important.
I think it’s the search and the dreams that are important… after all you can take a flight to the Bahamas.
Ha, well they didn’t plan for that. Surely they will find a new dream to pursue.
Of course they will… this was just a bump on the road.
LOL…oh my…that kinda sucks!
Ha ha what a comical pair. Dreamers hey, what would the world be without them? I’m sure they’ll go through many more failures, and achieve the next dream.