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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Nirvana Before n After
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Saturday, July 24, 2010. Nirvana Before n After. Since there's not much sailing action just yet, here are a few pictures of our Catalina 30 before and after her recent haul-out. We're still glad we saved the money, and I'm starting to like the color. How many sailboats have a purple bottom? Posted by Ken n Cheryl.
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Sponsors
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. This page is dedicated to those that are helping us make our dream of cruising into a reality by hooking us up with discounts, free products or cash. We're just getting started, so this page will continue to grow. Check it out and tell them we sent you! Pickled Pirate has it! Is our other site that not only has ...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Hatches Get A New Look!
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Thursday, December 1, 2011. Hatches Get A New Look! You ever start a little project in your house that snowballs into something much larger? You know, you update something and then everything around it begins to look even worse. Well, after replacing our old and ugly ports. Ken then taped the black rubber gasket...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Pre-Cruising Expenses
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. I've compiled another list . our "Becoming A Cruiser" list which includes future projects and purchases, which you can view here. Sailboat Purchase (1987 Catalina 30). Sailboat Registration (Transfer) $8.00. Boat Insurance (per year w/Progressive - 1st yr $708) $508.00. Towing Policy (1 yr with Boat US. Anchor C...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Nirvana in Mandeville!
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Nirvana docked at the Mandeville Harbour in front of the Pontchartrain Yacht Club. With this past weekend being a three day weekend due to Memorial Day. Ken and I decided to get back on the water and back to Mandeville. Were one of the best investments we've made so far! I gave her the g...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Loose Ends
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Just popping in to say we're still alive! It seems that this blog has been neglected lately, but no fear . it's not going away. Now that my Mom is doing better and our daughter is in her new house we should now have lots of free time for the boat, right? Well, not so fast. Although the ki...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Our Boat
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. We shook hands for our 1987 Catalina 30. Sailboat in 2009 on my birthday, November 20th. What a great way to spend a birthday! To our backyard dock about a week later. The seller sailed with us, as we are not yet sailors and didn't want to take any chances. We hauled her out. We also had a boat renaming ceremony.
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude!
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Thursday, June 25, 2015. Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude! After a really busy year . or should I say years, we're overdue for another vacation. Last year's trip to Mexico. Seems a lifetime ago! After some research, I once again booked our vacation with Cheapcaribbean.com. The bar is geared towards the c...
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: New Catalina Retrofit Windows!
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Tuesday, October 11, 2011. New Catalina Retrofit Windows! Nirvana has had another facelift! This time her old and leaky ports were removed and replaced with new "retrofit windows" from our sponsor. With the help of a friend, Ken spent the first day. Then, the new port was positioned and marked with a pencil....
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Mid-Life Cruising!!!: Input
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Middle-aged couple making the transition from the traditional expectations of society to the "outside the box" lifestyle of full-time cruising on a sailboat in the Caribbean. Books, Music, Bling. Do you have any thoughts or suggestions regarding cruising or sailboats? Do you have a favorite sailing destination, or one that you would avoid? How about a favorite recipe for cooking on a sailboat? Any questions about sailing or cruising that you have? We'd love to hear from you! April 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM.
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