For those of you who are not sailors, it probably seems weird to think that six people could live together for two weeks within 43 feet of boat. And indeed, it does present its challenges! Of course, in the evenings, we all rushed to shore to enjoy the offerings of the land, but the rest of the time, we were sleeping, eating, sailing, navigating, and doing laundry aboard Treasure. Suffice it to say, we knew one another very well by the end of the trip.
The end of a sailing trip is always sad, but tempered by the thought of certain luxuries that have been missing for awhile, like a long shower in an enclosure larger than 2 x 4 feet. You're ready for it to end when: (1) you can't stand the smell of the head for one more day -- even though it's been dumped countless times, and (2) you can't stand to dive one more time into the reefer (that's the refrigerator for you landlubbers)in search of a lost piece of cheese!
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