On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:03:56 -0800, Stephen Trapani
wrote:

You might consider adding the typical moments offshore, like getting
out of bed at 03.00 going out in your pyama's and being hosed down
with the garden hose by your partner who's yelling "we need to set a
reef"...

and they hose you off with salt water, don't forget what that's like
when it dries.

The problem though with Larry's simulator is that it leaves off all the
good parts of living on a boat.

Yes, I see your point. But as I read it it's an insurance policy
against the hazard of making decisions being blinded by love for
boats....

For us (the mrs and me) the best part of living aboard is the freedom.
We can take our pick of harbours or anchorages to choose from.
When a particular place doesn't suit us, we simple go elsewhere...

And also another type of freedom:
No garden, no home-improvement, no stuffing up garages and attics with
the useless crap that is sold in bundles nowadays, no car, just two
folding bikes.
We altered slowly into a less consuming lyfestyle and in retrospect
that is the major asset.

What do you regard as the good parts?

Regards, Len.