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Well, by remote - in this case - you mean a paved road. Or a very well maintained dirt or gravel road. Neither of those mean remote.
On a related note the most 'remote' one can get in the continental United States is, depending upon who you ask, the Thorofare in Yellowstone National Park or the Frank Church River of no Return Wilderness in Idaho. In these cases remotes means the furthest from roads. Both are quiet and quite remote and only require a moderately stocked backpack with some nice hiking shoes
For what it's worth I'm opting for the sailboat. Trading out the hiking boots for flip flops and the backpack for a dinghy.
I think its a great question and a fair comparison. We ourselves struggled with the idea before we bought our first boat: buy an RV now and take it easy, or go with the boat where we know its much more worry and probably more expensive.
As the Bumfuzzles themselves have now decided to swallow the anchor in trade for an RV, its the next logical option for us when we decided to do the same. Although we just bought our first boat, we don't live in la-la land and do realize that there will come a day when we're done with it. But like I've said on a previous thread, we'd rather do the sailing thing now while we can, than to live the rest of our lives with the regret that we didn't do it. And when we're done, then will start cruising around with the rest of the RV'ers and join AARP.
Currently we have a 30' fifth wheel. I would like to get a 30 - 33' Cape Dory to expand my explorations.
David
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