Curt: Lighten up (just saying).
I was lucky, I went cruising when I was 45. Now I'm planning my next cruise (a longer one) which I'll do when I'm sixty. My point (and I suspect Wal's) is to go as soon as you are halfway ready, but don't postpone needlessly. Life has a way of stepping in. I've heard lots of 5 year plans - yours sounds pretty darn committed. Good luck and enjoy. You shouldn't care what anybody says, least of all me. As to Wal's comment - I've also lugged jerry jugs for miles in 100 degrees (Turks). Gotta figure out a better way. Not sure about the rolling hitch thing however. No discouragement - pure encouragement. John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bah Humbug!!! I'am 51 I will be 52 bin March. I , No, We are leaving in 5 > years. I will be 57 and Ill wait no more. and We will be back when we retire > at 62. Well, unless she has not had enough. I love my dream. I want it so > bad. I have a boat I have been putting money and time into the dream. I hope > your advise " John" is not for us to give in to life. I spent the best years > of my life giving to everybodys cause. Its now my turn. Thank you very much. > Just saying. > Curt. > > >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 8:52 PM, j...@svpaws.net <j...@svpaws.net> wrote: >> Well said... >> >> John >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Feb 10, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: >> > >> > *GO* while you still can. Someone mentioned the number of retirees who >> > buy a boat to 'go cruising' with varied results. I've seen countless big >> > bucks boats that were tricked out for cruising, and the owner was waiting >> > for retirement and the pension, but died first. Heck, my brother-in-law >> > recently died at the ripe old age of 57. >> > >> > Even if you live long enough to retire, you might not be physically >> > capable to handling the lifestyle. A few years ago I heard some woman >> > screaming "HELP ME HELP ME" (apparently she didn't know how to use the >> > radio) so I jumped in the dink and went full throttle. Her husband had >> > dislocated his hip stepping into the dinghy from the beach. That was a >> > big deal, and the Mexican I >> > >> > Normal cruising adventures can be challenging. Getting from the dinghy to >> > the boat in 20 knots with a good chop can be a challenge. I'm something of >> > an expert at timing, and can wait for the perfect moment to step on the >> > side of the dinghy and do a 1/2 flip to end up on my butt on deck, and >> > also can find the handrail without thinking. It's good to know your boat. >> > But it's getting harder, and I'm only 56 years old. Think about doing >> > that while tossing groceries or Jerry cans on deck. Done it. Oh, my back. >> > >> > Speaking of Jerry cans, imagine needing to fuel up and the nearest place >> > is two miles away in the desert. It's easy to hike two miles in 105F heat >> > with eight empty Jerry cans -- you just take a spare piece of rope and >> > toss them over your back. But getting the full Jerry cans back is a >> > challenge. Yes, I have trudged back and forth for a full 14 miles in 105F >> > heat, carrying a six gallon jug of fuel in each hand for each return trip. >> > And I won't do it again. (Tip: Take a sail tie and wrap it through the >> > handle, and lash a rolling hitch on your upper forearm. Thus the weight >> > is borne by your shoulders, and your hands can be used to maintain control >> > without cramping.) >> > >> > Yeah, yeah, yeah. To be perfectly honest, the 2008 debacle left me in bad >> > shape, and I took a good look at the big picture and knew that I should >> > forget my dreams and go back to work. Then I said 'EFF IT.' >> > >> > We are not voyagers. We are sources of revenue. >> > >> > Hey, dinner is ready. I could shoot my mouth off on this topic forever, >> > but I need to eat. >> > >> > Wal >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > -- > "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty > recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the > dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act their dreams with open > eyes, to make it possible." > > T. E. Lawrence > > . > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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