It is almost midnight and we are trying to get our daughter to sleep, 3 hours after she normally goes and on a boat. She is a bit restless given the excitement of travel and, the schedule of the trip hasn't been ideal. Still, it is nice to be away.
These are some random shots I snapped as we travelled and since we were a little early, we went for a walk around the Turku riverbank. It is quite a nice city on the sea and the sun was shining with a few festivals about so, there were plenty of people.
The boat so far has been smooth as the seas are more lake-like than sea-ish and the boat is massive. We are sleeping on the 8th floor and there are two above us still.
The boat goes through the Finnish archipelago and there is a very quiet and calm feel to travelling this way. This is what the view is like from our cabin. There are small buildings on some of the islands and sometimes I think I should live on one for a while to chill and rediscover myself.
Pipedreams though as there is no way in the near future I see a chance of much self-discovery other than through writing. Luckily, I think writing is as good of a therapy as a retreat in the Himalayas if approached well.
A bottle of bubbly is a not bad go to either. I am taking some easy Steem time lately as I feel I need to relax a little as there are just so many things going on in life currently. Sometimes I wonder if I am just complaining about it but then, I realize I am doing much more than perhaps I should in work and, there are many other challenges that create high hurdles to completing tasks well.
While I am not one to burn out, I do recognize times that I need to create some space. Most people believe they are good at handling stress, I am not bad at it because I feel it early enough to act before the stress gets unmanageable.
As I see it, developing self-control is something that benefits me and at least the other two shadows in the picture above.
The WiFi seems good here but, I am only going to check my phone sparingly on this trip.
Taraz
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(posted from a big boat)
