Bob Bitchin
Times Change. We Don’t. I never really realized just how uninformed I was when I first considered the cruising lifestyle. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I’d read all the great books by people who had cruised the world, and read all the magazines that told of what I would need once I got out there. I prepared myself as best I could with the materials at hand. It wasn’t until years later, after I had cruised for years, that I realized the real truth of the matter. No one can tell another person what cruising will be like for them. The reason being, it is different for everyone based on their life prior to cutting the dock lines and heading out. The other thing that one has to consider is that the world is changing all the time. The things that once were of the most importance to 167
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