tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post7538560083263483351..comments2023-07-22T05:21:59.615-04:00Comments on Lat43: Tea and BlogsLatitude 43http://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-37387959644330902572013-07-28T21:34:41.912-04:002013-07-28T21:34:41.912-04:00Does it pay? I'm running out of beer money.Does it pay? I'm running out of beer money.Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-44731469504431869722013-07-28T21:33:51.265-04:002013-07-28T21:33:51.265-04:00:):)Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-83666553626246602632013-07-26T11:58:14.920-04:002013-07-26T11:58:14.920-04:00Yeah, what Ed said.
Keep writing & we'll ...Yeah, what Ed said. <br />Keep writing & we'll keep reading. You're ahead of us on the road in Boat Land (that means you're trailblazing, so, we're watching), and we're using a different map (not liveaboards, and long-term cruising is a few years out still), but a world afloat is always interesting to us. Start typing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181450024533051314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-28990965417858071622013-07-19T22:49:39.022-04:002013-07-19T22:49:39.022-04:00"Woody Allen my self to death" Paul you..."Woody Allen my self to death" Paul you do have a way with observations and words, I think you are missing something within yourself. A new career in writing and observation is your sweet spot, jus sayin as an outside observer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044805607507506385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-4888200808117269562013-07-18T22:10:27.341-04:002013-07-18T22:10:27.341-04:00I like to think of our glass more than half full.....I like to think of our glass more than half full....of beer! :)Sabrina and Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460271699538815720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-88223837466284093342013-07-18T06:59:00.054-04:002013-07-18T06:59:00.054-04:00I agree. I never expected models in string bikinis...I agree. I never expected models in string bikinis doing all my boat work. I DREAM of models in string bikinis doing all my boat work. In reality, the only one in a string bikini doing boat work is the guy in the powerboat next to me. SHUDDER <br /><br />Reality. So far, it's nothing like the pictures in Cruising World magazine, but it's still better than anything we have done in the past. <br /><br />OK, I'll continue to comment, but light on the advice. Some of the seasoned cruisers prob think I'm a Newb and should shut it. You guys are doing great, and it will be fun to follow along. We are stuck here until Nov., then we're on the move again. We still have a wedding and a Grand Baby ahead of us. Come Jan/Feb we'll be joining the flock. Hope to see you floating around somewhere. Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-59918430795888958962013-07-17T23:55:16.017-04:002013-07-17T23:55:16.017-04:00It all comes down to expectations. I believe that ...It all comes down to expectations. I believe that most of the abandoned boats are from people who had the wrong expectation of "living in paradise", you know the little drinks with umbrellas, endless white, sandy beaches, and models in string bikinis doing all your boat work for you. We've now lived on the boat 1/2 of the last 2 years and on Nomad before that and I have no illusions about the challenging nature of cruising and living aboard. On the other hand we, like you, share a common dream and that makes it possible for us to succeed. A good many of the rest of those abandoned boats are there because one person in the relationship wanted to go and the other one thought they could talk themselves into enjoying it but found they couldn't. As you said, succeed or fail, we'll have tried and will have a story.<br /><br />I think that you are way qualified to comment, by the way.<br /><br />Deb<br />S/V Kintala<br />www.theretirementproject.blogspot.comDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093436662653044390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-82655769655259919162013-07-17T08:45:34.292-04:002013-07-17T08:45:34.292-04:00Your glass must be half full :)
Actually, at the t...Your glass must be half full :)<br />Actually, at the time I had no idea people left their boats in a yard for years. There were also plenty of cruising equipped boats for sale as well. Latitude 43https://www.blogger.com/profile/09482326023480150403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899528806545725735.post-47798195374453377922013-07-17T08:19:01.104-04:002013-07-17T08:19:01.104-04:00Maybe some of the sailboats with far away hailing ...Maybe some of the sailboats with far away hailing ports belong to commuters who are just bidding their time, building their cruising kitty and skills until they can cast off the dock lines for good. We were like that for 3 years. I bet people often walked by s/v Honey Ryder and thought we had abandoned her too during those long 3 yrs. At least that is what I like to believe as I now walk the docks and wonder about the various boats with missing owners. Sabrina and Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460271699538815720noreply@blogger.com