I love this thread too! I love boats!
OT - Man - I knew you would have some stories! Your daughter must be quite a gal! Wow! I am impressed!
Ohliz, you are something else! Halibut fishing in Alaska!
Land Sick? I never heard of that. Once when i went sailing, (i think it was out of newport RI) I got really sick just when we hit the fun seas. We finally got to land I thought it would go away but it seemed to get worse instead of better. The land wouldn't stop moving. It took at least a day for things to settle down.
A house boat would be nice, but hurricane season is too long and ferocious in the Caribbean , I imagine it would be too difficult to go through year after year. Think how hard Jajewele says it is just to keep a house close to the sea in Ja. I wouldn't want to wish a house boat on anyone.
I dream about house boats when walking around Marina Del Rey all of the time - one can be had at a good price. Renting the slip is another story ...... And if there were ever a tsunami .....