Something about our open government, you might want to send your Rep a note after reading this, and an important note for those with guitars on board...
It's interesting what/how people worry about moving aboard...
Most folks considering moving onto a boat have a lot of issues/worries with the whole living in a small space, lack of mod cons, and trying to bring their "normal" life along in the process. A lot of those folks write to Boat Bits from time to time and ask about those questions and mostly seem a little put off when I tell them it is not a problem and it will all work out... Apparently "No problem, mon" is not a sentence a lot of folks understand.
One advantage to hitting a certain age is that you have enough life experience to step back and see how things work and having watched lots of people move onto boats and cruise both successfully or having it become a clusterfuck, I've noted that the very act of moving onto that boat is such a sea change that it simply evolves you to a different level and things that you worried about are no longer an issue...
Of course, if you have not moved onto that boat you can't understand that. It's a leap of faith thing. I might add, that when I say moving aboard I mean something other than just the physical act of taking up residence on a boat and there are no half measures in the process.
Folks who decide to live aboard and cruise but want to keep their options open (translated as keeping their shore bound life in stasis or worse, keeping it in full tilt boogie and trying to jump between the two) are not going to get into that headspace needed for a successful transition because they simply have not made the leap of faith needful to evolve to that next level. Face it, it is hard to enjoy your life at anchor somewhere beautiful if you are worried about whether your lawn back "home" is getting watered enough.
Actually, "home" is the key word to a successful transition to life aboard as you simply don't start really living aboard until you think of your boat as your home and that, not whether or not you can live without a washer/dryer, is the key make or break issue.
Like the man said... "Home is where the heart is"
Listening to Mylene Farmer
So it goes...
We sail on
7 hours ago
