I won’t be beaten!
I’ve taken a mitfaher (share ride) from Amsterdam to Berlin to pickup my sailing books, additional clothes and my long lost bank card, so I can withdraw what little money I have left. I realised last night that it’s the first time I’ve slept in a real bed since the beginning of May, and the luxuries of a house are rather tempting; Many friends within walking distance, Internet, a nice place to sit, no overhead leaks and working stove you can cook on – But don’t worry, I won’t succumb to these ‘contemporary pleasures’, and return back to the boat on Thursday evening to continue the madness.
I’ve got a plan on the boil, and once I’m back in Amsterdam, it will be straight back to the gypsy canals to make some further repairs to the boat.
More info when I’m back, and a few more photos here.
n.
August 31st, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Ahh money – who needs it? Everyone apparently.
I love the way your plans merge reality and virtual reality. Baudrillard is dining out on you Nick.
Simulacra me up.
September 8th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Repairs to the boat? Really? No!
Tee hee.
I’ve also been thinking of beds and real ovens and all those other things we nutters have to give up when deciding to go the way of the boat but we’d miss all the stress, all the unknowns, if ever we did pull the plug on our respective pleasure vessels.
Biggest bummer for me was having to curtail my shagfest north of the border in order to dash back for that friggin’ hurricane.
That almost made me give it all up but -sigh – I think my boat loves me too much to part from the most naive owner it’s ever had.
Ole.
Maria