November 15, 2021
There is a lot about land-life that we miss:
Infinitely long hot showers
Flushing toilets (with just the push of a lever)
Space to keep stuff
Space to cook stuff
Bath tubs
A dishwasher
Our own washer and dryer
a big-screen TV
And more.
But the one that’s been weighing on me a bit lately is that we can’t really have pets with our lifestyle.
We’ve been lucky enough to get to know a couple of dogs pretty well here in NZ. Above is Zia. She’s sailing with Elana on Windfola. She’s been hanging out a bit on our boat and it’s so good to have her energy aboard.
People do cruise with pets happily but it’s expensive and kind of limiting. It can cost as much as $4,000 or $5,000 to get a pet into New Zealand. There are some countries you can’t enter with a pet at all if you’ve been in certain other countries. There are also horrible quarantine periods in some countries. It can be as bad as trying to travel during a pandemic!
When we stop this cruising nonsense – if we stop this cruising nonsense – there will be dogs and cats in our future. Maybe a goat too! -Rich
P.S. Don’t get the wrong idea. That’s not Zia’s wine glass in the background.
