Living this kind of life means you get plenty of time to ponder on stuff. Some of it’s big stuff (like the meaning of life), and some of it’s not so big
(like how to convince your wife to go cruising). None the less, this is where you’ll find our rants and ramblings about what we’ve been thinking about
lately. Feel free to comment and join the conversation.
Does Overseas Volunteering Do More Harm Than Good?
We have been involved with short-term mission and volunteer trips since 2009 and during that time we’ve faced all sorts of questions about the how much of an impact we actually make. Does short-term volunteering truly benefit the community in which you work or is the...
Consider It Pure Joy
When James wrote “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds” (James 1:2), I’m pretty sure he was writing to me. After nearly 11 weeks on the hard, we’ve had one trial after another and it’s safe to say I’m almost done. What...
Keeping Calm in Times of Change
It’s been 4 years since we started to seriously think about selling up and going cruising. It’s been a year since we bought Hapai and 6 months since we got official live aboard status. While the set-sail date in May marks a major milestone in our journey, so much...
Convincing Your Wife to Go Cruising
Both Rob and I belong to a bunch of Facebook groups that are all dedicated to the cruising life. They’re a great place to ask questions and people chat about everything from chart-plotters to chilly-bins. Lately there’s been a lot of questions about ‘how to convince...