Category: General
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Kombucha
This is an extremely easy drink to make, it uses only a few ingredients and is super healthy. Homemade kombucha can be flavored with whatever flavoring you choose – fresh berries, honey, sweetened flavored tea, fruit juice and more and it is so much cheaper than store bought! Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar, 4 teabags…
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Back on land.
It is always strange how the first few days back on land are so different. It seems like one has to adjust to so many things! Firstly, the steady ground underfoot makes me almost seasick! Fortunately, neither Andre nor myself ever suffer from seasickness, but when I’ve been on the water for a long time…
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Fallacies about retiring on a sailboat
Many dream about their retirement with dolphins under their beds, sipping cocktails with the waves lapping gently on the hull of their yacht while watching the sun go down on yet another perfect day in paradise. While this can definitely be true for many for some of the time, it definitely is not what happens…
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Mistakes to avoid when planning to retire on a sailboat.
While you’re still planning and dreaming about retiring on a sailboat, there are a lot of things to consider. There’s also a lot of information available on the internet. Most of the information is aimed at much younger people and some of it would only make sense if you’re fresh out of school and haven’t…
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Hello World!
My husband André, and I are both retired and sail on our 1978, 41ft monohull sailboat called Mama-Wana for large parts of the year. Currently we are sailing mostly in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. We “Seas the day, every day” and would love to share our experiences with who ever can benefit or learn…