Living Aboard and The "Real"World

It has now been six years since we took delivery of Terratima and started a different life style afloat.  For us, this has been and continues to be a choice.  We simply would rather live on our yacht than in a house, apartment, or condo.  We are not knocking houses, or apartments, (or condos), we simply find life simpler, less complex and more rewarding being afloat.

We'll admit it's not for everyone.  However, we find our life with the marina and boat community more diverse, more communicative, more balanced, and certainly more friendly than any place we have ever lived.  It is true that what binds us together is the water - and our boats.  But it is also more than that.  There is an additional ingredient in every sailor.  It is that sense of exploring what lies beyond the horizon.

We are bound here for a slight time longer.  We are faced with a decision of retiring in spite of it being a meagre retirement from a financial point of view, but the equation at this point is just having enough to live on and cruise the world with the wind at our backs.  We have had enough of the rat race and the values it holds dear.  We side with God and look to our daily bread on the faith of His Word, and our love of the sea.