Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

[goosehd]

@Giles Holy hell those seas look rough.../s

Isn't that completely out of the ordinary?

[ROman]

Happy sailing.....️

[endo]

looks like you almost made it home, congratulations

[Giles]

Sunrise and sunset.....

[Giles]

And flying the Q flag....Need to have Borderforce tell us that we are OK to enter UK.....

[Giles]

@endo said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

looks like you almost made it home

We are thank you.

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[A Former User]

@Giles good to hear! G back in town! Thanks for this amazing journey and sharing

[Giles]

@goosehd said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

Isn't that completely out of the ordinary?

Yes.......

[goosehd]

Docked and home?

[Alex]

Looks like it..

[Giles]

Yes.......And I hit absolutely nothing.....:-)

First sighting in The Solent...

[goosehd]

@Giles so…are you going to sleep in your bed at home or on the boat tonight?

[Giles]

HOME.....

[motojobobo]

@Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

Yes.......And I hit absolutely nothing.....:-)

You will surely find other easier ways to meet seafaring folks and make new friends

Congrats to Paula and you for completing your first long solo trip on Sakura!!

[Giles]

Thank you, now to start the upgrades

[A Former User]

@Giles welcom home G

[jordanscollected]

who took care of the cat @Giles?

[Giles]

Cats plural

When we made the decision to get the boat, we knew we would be away a lot. We also wanted to be flexible and leave at a moment's notice if the weather looked good. We also did not know when we would be home from long trips. Witness our bad weather-enforced delay in Brest.

When we renovated the house we made a self-contained flat downstairs, which @Alex lived in on and off for a few years. We have some young friends who would come and look after the cats and the house when we were away. They are saving up for a mortgage, so we came to an agreement with them; they live in the flat FOC, and in return, they look after the cats and the house when we are away, and keep on top of the mowing etc.

If works perfectly for us, they dote on the cats and are super happy living here.

A win win...

[goosehd]

@Giles So the one cat has pulled through?

[Giles]

Oh yes, I am so sorry that I did not let you know, especially after the care-call late at night. We had to go away, and Luke and Courtney were instructed to feed him minced beef and raw chicken until he could eat no more. When we came back, he was a lot better, now he is 100% his old adorable and irritating self....