A few months ago while having lunch at a water side restaurant an older couple made snippy comments about, "the young industrious couple that can't enjoy lunch without their laptops". I'll admit they were talking about us. Our typical m.o. at any restaurant is, find out if they have wifi, locate an outlet, load up websites, than look at the menu.
Since living on as sailboat, and constantly on the move, we've become increasingly dependant on the Internet for everything. Not only do we use it to keep in touch with friends and family, it's become a vital tool in our travels. I check weather and wind reports probably twenty times a day. Every location we go to is Google searched for trouble spots, grocery stores, fresh water, and anchorage reviews. We even have a wifi "rent" kitty just for coffee shops.
Back in Minnesota I was rarely online, and use to make fun of couples out to lunch on their laptops all the time. There are probably not a lot of cruisers lunching in Minneapolis looking up wind speeds, but you never know. I'm sure they have a reason, and now will bite my tongue before commenting on a lack of face to face interaction.
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