Who is truly hoping to do this indefinitely?

[CaptainForce]

Originally Posted by Livia

........It seems like, of people cruising indefinitely, there are two camps of indefinitely:
1) until you can't physically or die
and/or
2) until it is no longer fun

We fall into category #2 ............

I think everybody falls into category #2. All the ones that can't physically or are dead aren't having fun! 'take care and joy, Aythya crew

[Yofy]

We've been living aboard and cruising whenever we can for over 20 years now. For a short stint we lived on land between boats and that was really tough. We cruise when we have the funds and we stop to build the cruising kitty when we need to.

If we had more funds we'd go cruising more often, but the necessity to stop and work means that we get to know different places and cultures intimately.

We plan to continue as long as our health allows. We know several cruisers who are still out there in their 80's.

Robyn

[leliu5th]

Originally Posted by pwillems

I just finished reading Anne Vanderhoof's "An Embarassment of Mangoes". Her and her husband set out from Toronto and cruised to Trinidad and back for a couple years. The last section of the book was all about coming home and getting back into their old life. The tone of the last chapter was almost like a bit of a sad ending with her describing how the busy city life seems like everyone there is really missing the point.

This made me wonder, my goal will be to set out one day (15 yrs away at least ), but at this point, I think I will be doing it with the intention of finishing off my life that way. This is not an issue for me as I grew up living a fairly nomadic life. My family was very close, but at heart only. My parents taught my sister and I to live our lives and not miss out on our dreams due to not being close by.

How many people considering this life actually do it with the intention of truly sailing indefinitely?

I actually want to do this full time! I just need to buy a boat, or better yet find a compatible mate with a boat! Cheers ;D