tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post8970133974637389355..comments2023-05-24T06:28:48.322-07:00Comments on S/V Totem - a family sailing the world: What do you need to go cruising? Part 4: well... not Stuff.Behanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00584817150261490419noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-77881128595009743692012-05-06T20:35:05.940-07:002012-05-06T20:35:05.940-07:00Rebecca, you are so right!
Heather, great post- w...Rebecca, you are so right!<br /><br />Heather, great post- we are on the same page here. :-)<br /><br />Desire, can't wait to read more!<br /><br />Alice, even given wide definitions of what is actually "middle class", cruising is perfectly in reach. People on radically different budgets and financial means go cruising.Behanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584817150261490419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-50741892324424668362012-05-06T19:17:06.620-07:002012-05-06T19:17:06.620-07:00Is cruising expensive for middle class people?Is cruising expensive for middle class people?Alicehttp://www.google.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-53750990382487506972012-05-03T22:58:45.861-07:002012-05-03T22:58:45.861-07:00Great post again Behan, and on the spot. I think ...Great post again Behan, and on the spot. I think I'm going to need a Nancy too - maybe you can be mine!<br /><br />Also, you have inspired me to start blogging too. I've done it in my head for years but finally sat down today and put it in writing, and it ties in nicely with what you just said. Just thinking what to call the blog as Zero Gravity is not quite ours just yet!Desiré Graltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-421214667455092372012-05-03T19:59:13.374-07:002012-05-03T19:59:13.374-07:00Right now we just need to fill in the gaps of our ...Right now we just need to fill in the gaps of our deck that let the rain in. We apparently have A LOT of gaps to fill. It is no fun moving the books and stuffed friends to the floor of the boat when it rains hard. <br /><br />Yes, I agree with you totally. Our culture thinks that you have to be equipped with all the right stuff to make your life successful. It is not the physical stuff that makes or breaks the deal though. It is what you have in your head and your heart. I just recently blogged about this same thing <a href="http://www.littlebirdiestakewing.com/2012/04/keeping-up-with-the-jones-or-not.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing some inspiring posts!Heather Tiszaihttp://www.littlebirdiestakewing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-92080650058150208232012-05-03T08:52:56.960-07:002012-05-03T08:52:56.960-07:00Great post! I'd say the main thing I'd li...Great post! I'd say the main thing I'd like is what you said ... experience and confidence! We hope to get a lot more of that this summer. The rest can come in time, and lots of "stuff" isn't the answer ... heck, we don't have the room for it anyway on our 30ft sailboat! =)<br /><br />Great advice!Mid-Life Cruising!http://www.mid-lifecruising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817893283943442485.post-38840723050086989732012-05-03T08:12:20.221-07:002012-05-03T08:12:20.221-07:00I love this post! I'm absolutely convinced tha...I love this post! I'm absolutely convinced that what you're saying applies across the board to dreams and life, whether or not they have anything to do with cruising.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com