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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • AetasA
      Aetas
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      💥 Congratulations!

      Always have a hand‘s breadth of water under the keel.

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      • NikN
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        Fantastic result

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        • motojoboboM
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          🍾🍾🍾 congratulations Giles and Paula!! A very exciting purchase promising fun times ahead! I’m happy for both of you.

          The journey is the objective.

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          • J-IVJ
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            Such a great prologue to your future adventure stories! So exciting!

            I'm as ugly as you

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            • dinobarnesberlinD
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              Glad to hear that things all worked out.
              June will be here before you know it!

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              • ARNCA
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                Exciting! Sounds like it couldn’t have gone much better.

                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                • ManticoreM
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                  Congratulations Giles and Paula! A beautiful boat and I know you will get tremendous joy from her.

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                  • ROmanR
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                    This all sounds great. We're currently drinking a toast to the future "Far Call ". Or Tender for Far Call.

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                    • MattM
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                      You’ll be skippering on your own on no time…

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                      • MattM
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                        Sorry… you and @Madame Buttonfly will be skippering …

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                        • vaquero357V
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                          …@Giles  Renaming a boat consists of six parts: 1) removing every trace of the old name, 2) performing a purging ceremony, 3) performing a renaming ceremony, 4) making a sacrifice, 5) appeasing the four wind gods, and 6) toasting to the new name. 😉

                          ...I kinda like 'Pilgrim' to be honest. ::) Looks Great!

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                          • GilesG
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                            🙂 🙂

                            Pilgim remains, if we buy a new boat at some point then we will have more flexibility.  But frankly atm, I have enough to worry about…....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • Madame ButtonflyM
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                              @vaquero357:

                              …I kinda like 'Pilgrim' to be honest. ::) Looks Great!

                              Me, too  😉

                              I think our latest decision is to live with everything as is (including name) until we've actually learnt how to drive her, had a few adventures and assessed what (if anything) we'd like to change.  Repairs and possible upgrades (for example, new upholstery would be lovely) can be discussed and agreed towards the end of the year, by which time we should know if we want to keep Pilgrim for the longer term, or save money towards a bigger boat  ???

                              We're both silly excited, thanks again for all your good wishes  🙂

                              AKA Mrs G

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                              • NikN
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                                John Wayne might have liked the name Pilgrim

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Today is the largest storm to hit England since 1987.  I popped down to the Marina to discuss a berth for Pilgrim. JESUS, there was so much damage being done to boats.  The wind is currently gusting 50knots in the harbour…..

                                  Boats are not supposed to lean like this when berthed....

                                  Shit photo, but Portsmouth is getting slammed

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • NikN
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                                    Yes it is. The university is closed because of the danger of wind. Apparently parts of roofs of university buildings have already started blowing off. Fingers crossed for safety!

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                                    • ROmanR
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                                      WOW

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                                      • KasiK
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                                        Most of the U.K is amber Red given to wales area

                                        The world's insane
                                        While you drink champagne
                                        And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Berth sorted and insurance paid for, so at 07:00 next Wednesday we bring Pilgrim home  😉 😉 😉

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • vaquero357V
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                                            …you're absolutely welcome @Madame Buttonfly! 😉

                                            …the weather certainly looks foreboding, you'll be learning to find the calm side of land as often as you can. :o

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