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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Thu Jan 16 2003 - 20:52:46 EST
On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 22:16:35 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 11-Jan-03 21:03:59 Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>> What is the single BEST thing about living on board a boat?
>>
>I find it impossible to single out one thing that is best about living
>aboard.
>
>One major delight is living in the lap of nature. Our closest neighbors are
>porpoise, seabirds, shrimp and jellyfish.
>
>Yet at the same time we live in a space ship. With our machines we harvest
>electricity from the sun and the wind, make our own drinking water from the
>sea, and are in instant communication with the world via our cell phones and
>Internet connections.
>
>Just as wonderful is the stream of fascinating people who flow through our
>life. Our neighborhood is constantly changing. Some folks we enjoy on the
>fly, others become life-long friends.
>
>While there is much we enjoy about our lifestyle, Jan and I both agree that
>it is the closeness to nature and the wonderful people we meet that are the
>most enjoyable aspects of life aboard.
I can't say it any better than Norm has.
Our first winter aboard I observed that the only really important news
was the weather. (This was during the aftermath of the 2000 elections
- we'd voted by absentee ballot before we left. Somewhere about
Wrightsville Beach I stopped caring who won).
When you are on board, the natural world is the major imperative - for
the other stuff, there's always tomorrow.
grandma Rosalie
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