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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • ChapC
      Chap
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      Pilgrim pimped

      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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      • dinobarnesberlinD
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        Thats a Mötley crew if I ever saw one  😃
        The big smiles say it all….really happy for you guys!!

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        • KasiK
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          Lovely picture’s

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

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          • ROmanR
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            Looks great.

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            • Madame ButtonflyM
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              We had a wonderful day yesterday, thanks @Chap for putting up with our Pilgrim obsession during your stay and thanks @Ian72 for skippering us safely over to Cowes and back - gorgeous weather, great lunch and Giles and I grinning like Cheshire cats the entire trip  😉

              AKA Mrs G

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              • AnesthetistA
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                Love the maiden voyage pics and congratulations G&P!

                So who makes that killer briefcase/satchel next to Capn Giles?

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                IG: bluehandsslim

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                • GilesG
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                  It's by Faith.  i think we have a few here. @Graham ?

                  "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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                  • AnesthetistA
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                    Beautiful @Giles I will have to give them a look…

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                    • GilesG
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                      Yeah, as my eye-sight fails and I need to carry truckloads of shit (but, like not too much), I needed something that would work.  @Kurt-faith came up with the goods…..

                      "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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                      • GrahamG
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                        @Anesthetist We will have the bag that Giles posted along with a natural version and both in a smaller version photographed, detailed, and available on the website soon. Will update you as soon as we have all the details.

                        @gmac_ironheart
                        🤘

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                        • GilesG
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                          Today, we went to collect the tender.  Next Monday we start our 5 day Day Skipper Theory course, @Madame Buttonfly took the opportunity to do some pre-course required swotting…..

                          The tender had to be partially deflated to get into the van, thank God I took the rear seats out of the van…..

                          "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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                          • GilesG
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                            Today, @Madame Buttonfly and I pumped up the rib, attached the outboard, started it (took me a little time until I found the fuel tap - in the end, Paula had to read the instruction manual, which as most men know, is a little bit cheaty), and took her to Pilgrim.

                            Here she is installed on the coach roof….

                            "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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                              My husband is like a dog with two dicks!  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

                              We did have a lot of fun today, after some cursing and after the "how you use the outboard motor" manual had eventually been consulted  ::)

                              AKA Mrs G

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Classroom work….

                                "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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                                • ManticoreM
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                                  @Madame:

                                  My husband is like a dog with two dicks!  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

                                  Quite the visual…  ??? 😃 😉

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                                  • jordanscollectedJ
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                                    @giles, I think I saw that boating hat on clearance on Sonder, maybe you could also get an employee discount and keep that noggin from getting sunburnt.

                                    Looking stellar in the dingy, although i feel you were going a little fast for trolling.

                                    world tours:
                                    888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                    Mad Red x2
                                    Wabidashery

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      This week is the hardest I have worked intellectually for over 40 years.  But @Madame Buttonfly and I both passed.  We have our 4 day practical on the boat booked for early July.

                                      All I really want to do now is go to bed, but we have a party in London…..

                                      On the train.....

                                      "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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                                      • MattM
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                                        Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉

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                                        • Bums_FanB
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                                          Bravo!  Celebration time.

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            We all knew that @Madame Buttonfly would pass, you on the other hand… 😉

                                            Congratulations skippers!!

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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