These books are for anyone who dreams of escaping the rat race. When my wife and I decided to run away to sea, we had no idea of the changes that would result. Like most people who dream of an idyllic escape, we had wonderful expectations. Most of them were inaccurate, but after over 12 years of life off the grid, we're still enjoying our journey, and we're still happy with the trade-offs we made. We've had our share of surprises, both pleasant and otherwise, but neither of us would go back to our former lives, even if we could. Some day, we'll doubtless want to live ashore again, but our lives will be much different and far richer for the experiences we've shared.
Life's a Ditch tells of our early days as waterborne wanderers making our way up and down the east coast of the U.S. along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The transition from a somewhat pampered upper middle class life to living where we drop the anchor wasn't always smooth, but it was more often fun than not. By the time we were ready to go
Dungda de Islan', (
patois for 'down there in the islands') we were well-adjusted to life afloat.
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Dungda de Islan' pages on this site by clicking the cover images on the left side of this page.
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