Everyone dreams of tropical escape. But what happens when you
escape for too long? Imagine spending 24 hours a day with your
spouse in 31 not-so-square feet . . . for years; crossing the
Pacific Ocean on two gallons of fuel; and tossing spaghetti
marinara around your living room, then cleaning it up while
bouncing like ice in a martini shaker. Tightwads on the Loose tells
the story of Wendy and Garth, lured to sea by the promise of
adventure. They buy a 31-foot boat that fits their budget better
than it fits Garth's large frame and set sail for an open-ended
voyage, never imagining they'd be gone seven years, or cover 34,000
miles at the pace of a fast walk. They live without most
"necessities" and learn that teamwork and a sense of humor matter
most as they face endless "character-building opportunities." They
make a long-anticipated visit to the island where Garth had been
shipwrecked as a teenager, only to find it had become a penal
colony. An electronic catastrophe in the Solomon Islands leaves
them without navigation equipment, which forces them to trade their
free-wheeling lifestyle for one that seems straight out of a '60s
sitcom: jobs at a U.S. Army base in the Marshall Islands. In Asia,
they dodge typhoons and ships that threaten to turn their home into
kindling. Finally they endure a grueling 49-day nonstop ocean
crossing. None of this prepares them for their arrival "home" to a
post-9/11 America which leaves them wondering what had changed
more, them or the world. Tightwads on the Loose offers a fun read
to the armchair adventurer -- or anyone afflicted with wanderlust."
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