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06-14-2019, 09:10 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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Goodbye Middle East - Hello America
Just left the Middle East after more than a decade in Qatar, UAE, Syria, India, Vietnam and probably some other places I can't quite remember. Settling into Atlanta for now and will see what the next adventure brings. My kids grew up overseas so now they get a chance to learn more about America and get to know family better. Planning a trip to D.C. this summer - even I haven't seen the Smithsonian in decades.
Won't miss the 120 degree heat or the burning oil tankers either, but will miss my little green MAKO.
Bye to my little Qatari boat
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06-14-2019, 09:26 AM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Talk about culture shock
Lots of Panga's in Mexico, and they're making them in Florida as well I believe.
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06-14-2019, 09:29 AM
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 430 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 3,502
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Welcome to the USA!
With your interest in boating, you may want to consider somewhere closer to the water that Atlanta.
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06-14-2019, 09:33 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Sugar Land
Vessel Name: C Marie
Vessel Model: Great Harbour 47
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 33
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Welcome back home! It is a hard transition back to life in the US, but you will get through it. It will just take some time.
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06-14-2019, 09:35 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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I used to live in West Palm Beach, but for now we have to stick with Atlanta. Just arrived here, but already my brother and I were talking about possible places to keep a boat... Chattanooga, Mobile, Panhandle, Charleston. Driving my wife crazy
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06-14-2019, 09:37 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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Caggie, you're right. My wife and I have read a lot of articles about re-patriating. The difficulties after being away for so long. But I have a long memory and still remember the stresses of life before. No rose colored glasses here!
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06-14-2019, 10:24 AM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,196
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Quote:
Originally Posted by makobuilders
Won't miss the 120 degree heat or the burning oil tankers either, but will miss my little green MAKO.
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Hotlanta won’t disappoint you! 100 degrees and high humidity will have you sweltering. Meanwhile, Chattanooga and Tennessee River cruising would be pretty nearby and maybe a better choice in hurricane season. Welcome back to the US.
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"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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06-14-2019, 10:38 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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Thanks everyone for the "welcome backs"
Luckily it ain't Hotlanta yet. Woke up this morning to 50 degrees (F, not C)
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06-14-2019, 10:43 AM
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Technical Guru
City: Wilmington, NC
Vessel Name: Louisa
Vessel Model: Custom Built 38
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,194
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Why did you pick Hotlanta? Did work stick you there? Not my fave place in the good ol' USA.
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06-14-2019, 11:15 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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Most of my family lives in ATL, so we bought a house here years ago for the family to spend the summers in. No one's family spends the summer in Doha - everyone leaves, even the locals.
Anyway, it's just natural to stay here. My kid has to finish high school so a couple of years is no big deal.
Plus I have some investments to cash out of, which will take a few years. After that I can retire and sail my next boat down to Antarctica.
That's the plan at least.
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06-14-2019, 11:17 AM
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Guru
City: Seattle
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ski in NC
Did work stick you there?
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Actually I have a job offer in Bangladesh and was supposed to mobilize tonight. But we had a change of heart last night. Life is crazy, huh?
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