We made the ocean crossing in the summer of 1981, returned to work for two more years, taking vacations on the boat in Europe, and moved on board in 1983. We led the idyllic life in Mediterranean waters for six years. Every winter we left the boat for about four months and engaged in creative activities related to our former life.

We continued our adventures on Quest becoming ever more interested in civilizations way before Homer. We always looked for the oldest evidence in any ruin, and soon came to realize they were often female, usually a temple to Hera. Creation myths seemed to include water, rivers, and seas, rivulets and streams. We noticed wells or springs usually were near by these early female temples, such as in Delphi and Delos. It became easy to locate the oldest places; we just looked for the well or spring. In Dodona we were mystified for a while. This ancient place had a Roman Amphitheater. The last people to redo this archaic monument were the Romans. It would be hard to find the oldest place. Then we noticed a spigot in the ground. Drops of water dripped steadily from it. That must indicate a spring. We inquired about these old walls and were told, "Oh, I think it was some old temple to Hera"

I kept adding to my note book information about matrilineal societies, my flash of insight. Eventually, in 1889-90 we turned towards home and I began to write it all down. Along about 1991 the story was in mind. I had written half of it, but I was handicapped because there were some places I had not seen.