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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • ChapC
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      Pilgrim pimped

      “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
      — Winnie The Pooh

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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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          Some dream of being cool, I make it look dangerous.🖕

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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.

                        🤘

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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
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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:
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                                    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!!

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