Bristol, England; high tide, Monday morning

[mparkerceo]

The Daydream was tied up at the dock, waiting for Parker to get on board. The rest of the catamaran crew-- friends from college, and a couple professional sailors she'd met while prepping for the trip-- were already getting ready to sail out of port as soon as she was on deck.

"Thanks for the lift here, Drake. It does make arrangements for my car a lot easier if I can leave it in Oxford."

[for one, then for another one.]