06/11/2009: Book signing and a presentation of the Sailing Around the World program will take place at the Huron Public Library at 6:00pm
06/16/2009: A presentation on the Millennium Odyssey Sail Around the World will take place at the Ritter Public Library in Vermilion at 6:30pm.
click for more appearancesAnchored behind Johnson Island on Lake Erie Don and Lois Babson were howling at the moon with their
grandsons as darkness fell early in the summer of 1996. Nate their eldest grandson had taken the helm
of their 40 foot sailing yacht, Que Sera Sera for the first time. The sound of their vocal celebration filled
the night air with excitement. Their celebration was shattered the next morning as Lois noticed a
strangers boat approching in the dreary, foggy mists with their daughter and son and their
spouses aboard.
The heart wrenching news they delivered that morning would change everything as the
words were spoken.
Don and Lois' eldest son, Eddie had been killed by a woman driving drunk on
Long Island.
For months following the tragedy neither Don or Lois were able to concentrate on the tasks of everyday living -
let alone manage their automation business. Into the dark milieu of their grief cam a life changing invitation.
For the next four and a half years they would sail the oceans of the world and complete the Millennium
Odyssey
Rally, carrying a flame of hope and peace to a myriad of cultures.
During the year spent preparing Que Sera for her long ocean voyage the
Babsons make a momentous
decision as the sought to balance justice
with mercy and grace regarding the woman who ended their son's
life.
Sail Away An Adventurous Journey Around the World Toward Healing is really a story of two journeys: the Babson's sea-going adventures with a fleet of rollicking sailors, and their spiritual journey as the waters of the sea flow beneath their keel, and the winds of the skies fill their sails and open their hearts to healing.
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