Learning to Liveaboard- 60+ Reasons to Love Boat Life

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  • Watching dolphins swim with your boat
  • Enjoying the sunset every night from the deck of your boat
  • Enjoying the sunrise every morning from the deck of your boat
  • Jumping off your boat to cool down with a swim
  • Becoming neighbors with manatees
  • Growing closer to your friend, partner, spouse, your family, your pet, or even yourself
  • Seeing a new location for the first time
  • Seeing an old location from a different direction for the first time
  • Learning a lot about the nature around you
  • Gazing through crystal clear water and seeing the bottom, or even sea life
  • Taking your “home” with you wherever you travel
  • Catching your dinner
  • Easy access to snorkeling
  • Meeting new friends
  • Living outside most of the time
  • Saving money on rent/mortgage
  • Saving money on utilities
  • Eating lots of seafood
  • The views!
  • Being able to take a pet with you
  • Freedom to roam
  • Opportunities to be off-grid
  • Self-sufficiency (solar power, watermaker, fishing, wind power on sailboats, etc)
  • Learning new skills
  • Sharing the joy with landlubbing friends and family
  • Seeing places only accessible by boat
  • Seashelling
  • No car traffic
  • Minimal emergency siren noise
  • No grass to mow or weeds to pick
  • S-l-o-w-i-n-g down
  • Leaving a stressful job
  • Less smog
  • Swimming with sea turtles
  • As much privacy as you want
  • As much social interaction as you want
  • A strong, supportive community
  • Flotillas
  • Seeing the stars clearly
  • Enjoying the full moon every month
  • Learning a lot about the weather
  • Rain showers (for the boat, and you)
  • DIY laundry (and quick air-drying!)
  • New recipes and cooking techniques
  • No (or minimal) stairs
  • Lots of comfortable places to sit
  • Lots of comfortable places to take a nap
  • Napping
  • More book reading
  • Trying new foods
  • Learning about new cultures
  • Experiencing a whole new world (both above and below the water)
  • Hanging out on the beach
  • Trying new water sports
  • Learning how to fix things
  • Inviting friends and family to visit you
  • Vitamin D
  • Downzising
  • Living a minimalist lifestyle
  • Seeing the “green flash”
  • Being able to “world school” with your children
  • Making time for more hobbies
  • Sleeping outside in nature
  • Learning (or improving on) photography skills
  • Paddleboarding with your dog
  • The sound of silence
  • Sleeping under the stars
  • Can you think of anymore?? Feel free to comment!

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