Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jan 26, 2:40�am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:23:13 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
made it back home to their home slip.
It's been fascinating following their travels along the Great Loop.
Well done to them.
Yes, great trip, nicely documented. �We had the pleasure of meeting
Doug, Kathie, and the now famous Hank as they looped down the south
western coast of FL. �There is a picture of yours truly on their blog
site as I went down river to meet them with our runabout.

Doug's a good example of the kind of top caliber boater who no longer
bothers participating here. What a shame.

They can be darn proud of their accomplishment. Sort of like checking
something off the "bucket list." Everybody has a few lifetime cruising
ambitions, but not everybody has the time, money, and courage to
realize any of them.


Other than taking a long river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest, with
lots of stops along the way, I have no "lifetime cruising ambitions." To
me, the destinations are important, not the transportation to same.
Oh...I wouldn't mind transiting the Suez Canal. I never got to do that
on my trip to Egypt.

I like "day trips" in small boats, and even an occasional overnighter.
Beyond that, I find "cruising" boring.