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Category: Take Your Passion CruisingWomen cruisers discuss the various ways that their hobbies and passions enrich their cruising. Take Your Passion Cruising
 When my husband Steve and I first talked about going cruising, one of the strong appeals for me of traveling on a boat was that I would have my kitchen with me wherever we went. I love to cook, to try new recipes and experiment, and Steve is a willing guinea pig. And we both love to eat. The name we chose for our sailboat is a dead giveaway: Receta is [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
 Actually, it was the other way around: It was my passion that took me cruising. I became an avid scuba diver while living in New York City. I know it sounds odd, but not only is there some excellent (and very historical) diving in the New York metro area, but the city probably has the world’s best access OUT by air to great diving [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
 My big passion as I have cruised has been exploring language and culture. I have always loved getting to know other cultures: it is what drew me to the Peace Corps in the 1970s and part of what drew me to cruising almost 15 years later. Cruising provides a perfect pace for getting to know [...] Books, Websites, Blogs, Take Your Passion Cruising
 “A land lubber might be forgiven for thinking that when we commit to the cruising life our main and overriding passion is for sailing. Very often this is true, of course, but we are not one-dimensional creatures. We all have other interests, other passions — some long-standing and others we’ve never had time for [...] Cruisers give back, Take Your Passion Cruising
Take Your Passion Cruising
 Unfortunately, I can’t hide that I have a Seashell Problem. Friends get worried when they see me walking the beach. Why keeping the eyes on the ground instead of contemplating waves and horizon as is the custom? “Have you lost something?” Fishermen watch too. They wonder what [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
 I’m not sure that my experience of cruising is altogether normal… I dumped my maiden name, Land and its beguiling earthly forms, abandoned my job surveying wildlife and plunged into an alien world of motion and water. David and I bowled off from the shores of Devon, England, in our ancient sailing boat who, in her heyday, had been much [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
Take Your Passion Cruising
Take Your Passion Cruising
 Boating life progresses at a slower pace than life on land, making a sailboat a perfect place to nurture spiritual practice. In my case, my Christian faith is complemented and enhanced by ancient Zen Buddhist teachings and the practice of meditation. As humans, our minds jump from topic to topic even when our bodies slow [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
 My name is Elena, I’m Italian and I’ve been living on my little 33 foot sailing ship (Mabel) with my companion for about 13 years full time. I know all the difficulties and the problems that are implied in this choice. A few years ago I started using my skills not only for varnishing interiors and rebuilding cabinets but also to do something more [...] Take Your Passion Cruising
 “Watching and identifying birds and animals is a passion, especially with Yvonne. She has documented the names of over 2500 bird species and continues to be just as excited when she positively identifies one she has never seen as she was twenty years ago when we started a hobby that requires binoculars only. [...] |
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