Cruising - I don't get it

[Twister_Ken]

Last week, stayed in a property overlooking a small bay, French Med coast.

When I woke, there was a Lagoon cat, about 45 ft, anchored in the bay. It was there all day, left in the evening. Seemed to be at least two people aboard, and whenever I looked they appeared to do nothing, unless I missed the bit where they popped below for horizontal jogging.

I guess they must have cooked, eaten, maybe gone for swim, perhaps a little light cleaning or some gentle maintenance.

Sitting on a boat, going nowhere, for 12 hours or more would drive me potty. Is that what cruising means to many?

PS. There was a half-decent breeze from about lunchtime onwards.

 

[Ceejay]

Sounds very relaxing, I could do with some of that.
CJ

 

[cmedsailor]

Well probably these two people in their every day life have to sit in an office behing a computer for 8 hours a day and work. So, relaxing for them is probably sitting aboard and doing nothing.
Having said this and despite myself sitting in an office 8 hours a day I cannot just sit and do nothing when at the boat.

 

[maby]

It's certainly a part of cruising. You are moving your floating home from one place to another - once you get there, there's no reason why you should do anything different to what you would be doing if you were staying in a hotel - for many of us leading high pressure lives, sitting reading and admiring the view for a day or two is an important part of that.

 

[Tradewinds]

Only sat there for 12 hours doing nothing - what's up with these people!!

Should be days, not hours.

 

[[70521]]

They were in the Med, not a lot to do there. Relax and enjoy the sun.

 

[maby]

I take life relatively easy these days, but there have been holidays in the past where I spent the first few days asleep apart from waking up occasionally to eat. Not healthy, but it did pay for the boat!

 

[Davy_S]

It would seem that you yourself spent at least 12 hours observing that the couple did nothing, I can only presume that you were being paid to spy on the couple, or else what is your excuse for doing nothing for 12 hours when you were on holiday?

 

[Ripster]

Whats wrong with that. They maybe having a gentle bimble up the coast and decided they liked it there and stayed for a day.

 

[SamanthaTabs]

Nothing wrong with the occasional relaxing day somewhere lovely in the sun.

I'm fairly confident in saying that, like us, most liveaboards find plenty to do. Then there are those days when just relaxing in a quiet bay, in the sunshine and surrounded by crystal clear waters is all that's needed.

 

[BruceDanforth]

The crystal clear waters bit is what has drawn me to the North Sea.

 

[capnsensible]

If they were proper cruisers they wouldn't have rushed off so quickly.

 

[sailorman]

Last week, stayed in a property overlooking a small bay, French Med coast.

When I woke, there was a Lagoon cat, about 45 ft, anchored in the bay. It was there all day, left in the evening. Seemed to be at least two people aboard, and whenever I looked they appeared to do nothing, unless I missed the bit where they popped below for horizontal jogging.

I guess they must have cooked, eaten, maybe gone for swim, perhaps a little light cleaning or some gentle maintenance.

Sitting on a boat, going nowhere, for 12 hours or more would drive me potty. Is that what cruising means to many?

PS. There was a half-decent breeze from about lunchtime onwards.

a lot of cruisers are on here all day, just like the rest of us but without paying poll tax

 

[FullCircle]

Perhaps they were waiting for the flotilla boat to come and repair it.....

 

[TQA]

Lets see

Listened to the morning cruisers net

Played with the kitten [ new crew ! ]

Joined in on the post net discussion re coastguard access.

Played with the kitten

Peeled mango for breakfast

Played with the kitten

Quick swim to remove mango detritus from facial fungus

Played with the kitten

Switched on computer to catch up with the rest of the world.

Played with the kitten

Practiced flute scales

Played with the kitten

Snorkled the reef

Played with the kitten

Made brownies for the evening potluck

Back on the boat it was time for bed and thought 'dang I still have not got round to answering the snail mail'.

That is the trouble with being a retired cruiser

You wake up with nothing to do and go to bed with only half of it done!.

Except the belly rubs of course.

 

[Twister_Ken]

It would seem that you yourself spent at least 12 hours observing that the couple did nothing, I can only presume that you were being paid to spy on the couple, or else what is your excuse for doing nothing for 12 hours when you were on holiday?

In my defence, I was jet-washing the terrace!

 

[chinita]

Lets see

Listened to the morning cruisers net

Played with the kitten [ new crew ! ]

Joined in on the post net discussion re coastguard access.

Played with the kitten

Peeled mango for breakfast

Played with the kitten

Quick swim to remove mango detritus from facial fungus

Played with the kitten

Switched on computer to catch up with the rest of the world.

Played with the kitten

Practiced flute scales

Played with the kitten

Snorkled the reef

Played with the kitten

Made brownies for the evening potluck

Back on the boat it was time for bed and thought 'dang I still have not got round to answering the snail mail'.

That is the trouble with being a retired cruiser

You wake up with nothing to do and go to bed with only half of it done!.

Except the belly rubs of course.[/QUOTE)

I am relieved you said kitten and not pussy.

 

[Sandyman]

a lot of cruisers are on here all day, just like the rest of us but without paying poll tax

without paying any tax

 

[NornaBiron]

Lets see

Listened to the morning cruisers net

Played with the kitten [ new crew ! ]

Joined in on the post net discussion re coastguard access.

Played with the kitten

Peeled mango for breakfast

Played with the kitten

Quick swim to remove mango detritus from facial fungus

Played with the kitten

Switched on computer to catch up with the rest of the world.

Played with the kitten

Practiced flute scales

Played with the kitten

Snorkled the reef

Played with the kitten

Made brownies for the evening potluck

Back on the boat it was time for bed and thought 'dang I still have not got round to answering the snail mail'.

That is the trouble with being a retired cruiser

You wake up with nothing to do and go to bed with only half of it done!.

Except the belly rubs of course.

Sounds like our daily routine!

 

[Baggywrinkle]

We will often stay put if a location is beautiful or there is still more to explore. I'll do little jobs while SWMBO reads her kindle in the sunshine. The kids will swim, snorkel, fish or windsurf. It's called relaxing and it's fantastic to be free - even when we choose to stay put. No need to rush from anchorage to anchorage.