On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:13:28 -0400, Jeff
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wrote:
My response depends on the situation.

If daddy bought the boat, its a big yawner.

Why would that make any difference at all? Its clear from the site
they are conscientious about their finances. They appear to be not
afraid of hard work.


If they actually worked and saved and bought almost all of the boat, I
might be impressed (emphasize MIGHT).

Do they really think they're trying to impress *you*?

Now, I have seen enough of this silly Twain quote. In twenty years,
you will regret the things you did not do even if you do go cruising.
If you go cruising, it keeps you from doing other things.

In the months leading up to our year long cruise I was often asked if
it was scary to give up a good job and face all the uncertainties. I
concluded that it was scarier to contemplate working until a "proper"
retirement age, and then realizing it was too late. The scary part
looking back at missed opportunities.


I agree totally with your thinking Jeff.g I made my first and last
trans-atlantic crossing in a small boat when I came out of the Royal Navy in the
early sixties. A friend and I, unable to settle down in civilian life, took his
fathers' 30 footer and sailed for the West Indies. We cruised the islands for a
year and returned via Bermuda and the Azores. While my cruising is now confined
to the Great Lakes, the memories of that trip will always be with me, and I have
no regrets for having taken that trip. Once we returned, we were able to pick
up civilian life again.

Jan
"If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"