The Bright Side
@andrewtparkinson It’s been one hell of a strange year, right? Covid-19 didn’t just throw us a curveball; it hurled the equivalent of a drunken albatross down our strike zone. For boaters, it’s easy to resent the pandemic for all its inconveniences: canceled boat shows, truncated cruising itineraries and provisioning options, and personal hassles like having to wear a mask around the marina. Happy hours took on a whole new socially awkward form as well. (I’m looking at you, Zoom.) But for all the reminders that our sacrifice was for the greater good, from the maelstrom came a few important lessons. One: It’s important to marry someone you can stand to be quarantined with. If I learned anything being in close quarters with my wife these past six months, it’s that we still get along…