We started talking in January of 2014. Cameron caught my attention with his very lame pirate jokes. He was sailing around the sea of Cortez and I was in school. In March I hopped a plane down to Mexico to go on what would be the very best first date I’ve ever been on. We met at 5 o clock on a Saturday afternoon in a bar at the end of the malecon. We were both pretty nervous, we had a drink, grabbed dinner and went to a carnival on the beach. We went dancing with a bunch of fellow travellers. At the end of the night we made plans to find each other the next day without cell phones, which proved to be rather challenging. We found each other eventually, Cameron with a pineapple in hand. We spent that day walking around the city and talking, eating, and going into museums. By the end of the day I decided to continue with him on his adventure. We spent days exploring La Paz together, many days exploring the sea of Cortez, before I had to catch my flight home. It was warm and beautiful and we crammed what would have most likely been 6 months of dating into just shy of 3 weeks. I left Mexico accidentally in love and waiting for his return. ~~~~~~~ There are things in life that change you. Living on a boat was one of them for me. Meeting Natasha - the person I want to spend the rest of my life with - was another. When I invited Natasha to come visit me in Mexico I wasn't entirely sure she would even show up. I learned Natasha is the type of person that takes a chance for what might be possible. In some ways, my polar opposite. Our time in Mexico ranged from carnival rides, sailing adventures, white-sand beaches, to my overcooked lobster. How's that for a first date? But more than that getting to know Natasha changed me for the better. Teaching me to be vulnerable, emotive, to take leaps, and most important what it's like to truly love someone.