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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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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
        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
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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
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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!!

                          “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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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
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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

                                          “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                          • GilesG
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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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