There to Here … What is freedom?

There to Here … What is freedom?

This seems like a good time to introduce the reason that people feel compelled to “sail off into the sunset”. When people are asked why they want to travel the world, leave the land life and escape to the sea, one of the most common answers we hear is “the freedom”. This leads me to ask the question … what exactly is freedom? I’m not sure we ever really thought about it or at what cost it would come? When you choose the wandering, liveaboard life, what are you gaining and what are you giving up?

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There to Here – Moving Aboard: 12 Eye-Openers

There to Here – Moving Aboard: 12 Eye-Openers

Moving from land to a boat is a major lifestyle change and a huge adjustment. For two workaholics, quitting work, selling off most all of our land anchors and becoming full-time liveaboards was nearly traumatic. We would both wake with a start in the morning, wondering why the alarm clock had not gone off or what deadline we’d somehow missed. It was the old college dream … oh, no … I forgot to attend class all semester and now it’s time for the final exam. Yikes!

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