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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GrahamG
      Graham
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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
        Giles
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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
            Madame Buttonfly
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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
                Manticore
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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
                    Giles
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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
                      Matt
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                      Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉

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                      • Bums_FanB
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                        Bravo!  Celebration time.

                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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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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                          • S
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                            Awesome news, you two! Onward and upward

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                            • Daniel SanD
                              Daniel San
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                              congratulations 🎉🍾 🥳

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                              • ROmanR
                                ROman
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                                Congratulations to the two of you. Hope you relaxed and enjoyed the party.

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                                • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                  That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

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                                  • louisboscoL
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                                    brilliant. aye aye captain

                                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                    • GilesG
                                      Giles
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                                      @dinobarnesberlin:

                                      That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

                                      Like fuck  😉

                                      "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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                                      • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                        @Giles:

                                        @dinobarnesberlin:

                                        That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

                                        Like fuck  😉

                                        I had a feeling that response was coming 😃

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @Giles By chance, was this one of your questions:

                                          You are underway when a drunk Norwegian wearing heavy denim falls overboard.  What do you do?

                                          A) Turn the boat around wasting valuable time and fuel
                                          😎 Throw a life ring to him and point him to the shortest direction to land
                                          C) Pretend you didn't see anything and keep on your designated course

                                          "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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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            D) High-5 @Madame Buttonfly and open one of said Norwegians beers….

                                            😃 😃 😃 😃

                                            "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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