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Winging it...
Part of being a good hacker is being willing to wing it. No matter how hard you plan things, or how badly you want to maintain control, you're never completely protected from unwanted stuff happening, unforeseen changes, or things spiraling into chaos.
It may take some hard knocks to learn this but once you do hopefully you'll develop the ability to deal with things with a cool head.
Traveling presents us with all kinds of opportunities for anxiety and troubles and the only way to keep yourself from melting down under adverse circumstances on the road is to take it all like water off a duck. Things may be going badly now, but they'll be fine later. Allow yourself more time than you have and realize that whatever deadlines you have can and will be missed sometimes and that it's not the end of the world. If you miss a flight or can't book into a hotel just roll with it.
Ask questions and seek help - you'd be surprised at how helpful people can be when you are polite and friendly. Keep your eyes open, by all means, and watch your back, but don't let that stop you from reaching out. Treat people with dignity and respect, and don't be afraid to seek assistance until you find it.
I had one plan for getting to Key West from Ft. Lauderdale and after having flown from Hong Kong for 13 hours and connecting to another flight from Chicago to Ft. Lauderdale, I decided to skip taking the shuttle down to the keys and check into a hotel for some much wanted rest.
In the morning, after calling the shuttle service, I found out that I couldn't get a reservation until 4pm. Waiting 6 hours to catch a van for a 4 hour drive didn't sound appealing so I went to the airport and found a flight boarding at 3pm with a flight time to Key West of only 30 minutes. Bingo! That's for me.
Now I only have to hang out in Chilli's for a while, have some of that good old franchise American Mexican food and read my book for a few hours.
Let's hope things keep going this smoothly. A good hack can be as simple as going with the flow.
It begins...
We look forward to many years of adventure, fine journeys with great people. Most of all, we look forward to sharing with you, useful information, compelling drama, how to guides, and anything else that can to help make your journey as fulfilling as possible.
Don't let anything stop you from achieving your dreams. Wake up, and be who you are.
Flying out of HKIA
The first step is getting there, that's the easy part when you are simply flying from point "A" to point "B". Once you have arrived at the boat yard the work begins. Ventenar was on-the-dry for most of 2013 after having explored the Bahamas. Before heading out we had to make sure everything was ship-shape, and that any improvements on the boat could get done before departure. And of course, everything from top to bottom had to be cleaned, swabbed and parts painted.
After multiple trips to this hardware store, marine supplies store, carpenter's shop, and visits by other service providers, and mechanics, things started to take shape. You eat, work on the boat, and once in a while go out on the town. All in excited anticipation of the journey to come.
