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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: Orange_Burst]
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08/04/2015 03:23 PM
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maytrix
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Haven't done a land based trip in the area since my honeymoon to St. Thomas 14 years ago. Love going via boat - you can be in a new spot every day and see so much more. I also love spending time in the water and that is so easy to do when your back yard IS the water!
Matt
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: Manpot]
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08/04/2015 05:09 PM
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LivinLarge
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After untold number of land-based stays, my sailing fever came back after many years (albeit only on a Hobie on Oklahoma lakes). So my wife and I recently got our ASA certifications and we are preparing for our first bareboat.
For one thing, I love the feeling of riding with the wind. There is something about it that I can't explain -- it is just such a peaceful feeling. Second, I like the ability of being able to move in whatever direction we and the wind chooses and to explore new waters (and beach bars <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> ).
That's not to say that we won't do land based anymore though. We love JVD and consider it a home away from home. We have come to be good friends with several of the residents and they always welcome us like we were family.
So ... why not make the best of both worlds !!! That's our plan anyway.
Allan
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: txjustin]
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08/05/2015 01:19 PM
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Posts: 532 Jacksonville, FL, USA
onlymedication
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We generally focus our trips around the sailing, but always spend at least a couple of days ashore, preferably a few on either end. The land based time is great and you really get to see and interact with the locals in a totally different way than you do going from beach bar to beach bar. The sailing time is also so unique and wonderful, riding on the wind from point to point, being on and in the water almost all hours of the day, etc. For me/us, the answer is undoubtedly a resounding BOTH!
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: onlymedication]
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08/05/2015 08:04 PM
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Posts: 10,998 Macon, Georgia
GlennA
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If I have a crew i sail. On my own I an land based and island hop. I find plenty to do land based but I'm wierd. I love to explore and understand where I am. Not many places on earth that are a geological and social "Whitman's Sampler" and always within 5 minutes of a cold beer. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: Pvgreg]
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08/06/2015 01:02 PM
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ilonlova
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We always do a mix...4 days in Cane Garden Bay where we don't have to drive (chicken!) anywhere and then a week on a boat. I love them both. Can't wait till next April...
It's not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: Pvgreg]
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08/06/2015 03:24 PM
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Posts: 8 WA St. or wherever she goes
MeandtheGypsy
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Wish we could afford water based  <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />
**When your traveling, you are whet you are, right there and then. People don't have a past to hold against you. No yesterdays**
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Re: Do you prefer land based or water based trips?
[Re: sail2wind]
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08/11/2015 02:11 PM
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Felix
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There are great things about both - while I love being on the water, waking up somewhere different on the boat each morning, and the "every day is an excursion" life, I also appreciate a good night's sleep each night, a land shower, and spending time getting to know the locals. I visit JVD for a week+ twice a year and love coming back on island to visit with people who have become friends over the years. I can always island-hop via ferries  That said, anytime I'm able to get a crew together so that a charter makes financial sense, I do that too! But it's not for everyone  Felix
* What we do in life echoes in eternity *
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