There are certain things I love about living on the hook. The peace and quite that comes with being anchored out on the water. There's an exciting, and sometimes scary, hint of danger with every sudden change in weather patterns. But I wouldn't trade it for the dock life yet. I know there are nosy neighbors with binoculars in anchorages. But they don't have direct access to your boat, which is our home, unlike a dock. The following story was found very amusing by many so I will share it again.
Last January we had some major projects to finish so we decided to spend the money on renting a slip instead of rowing lumber and solar panels back and forth. It was a chilly morning and I was enjoying a cup of coffee, some free wifi and alone time. (That is a dock plus. You can take a walk anytime you want.) When I heard a strange voice talking about the classic design of our Gulfstar. Now that is not rare when we're docked anywhere. People are always trying to guess the make and model of our classic beauty. Usually they do it from a respectable distance. This particular man not only stepped on to our boat and started exploring, but had five children of various ages with him. I was so startled, and still working on my first mug of coffee, that I just sat there in my pajamas staring. A teenage girl, presumably his daughter, noticed me and said something to the man. He turned made eye contact then said, "Aren't you overdressed?". Before I could respond the very embarrassed teen pulled him and the rest of the kids off our boat.
Now being that I had wifi, I took my anger out on Facebook ranting about how would "landlubbers" like it if I walked in their homes uninvited, and critiqued their pajamas while they ate breakfast. Needless to say I was happy to be on the hook again, nosy binoculars neighbors and all.
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