On-board Entertainment

There are no couch potatoes on the SaltyPaws. While we have 2 couches, there are no potatoes on board (currently) and more importantly, we do not watch any series or movies for entertainment. We have a lot of music, that we can listen to. We have different music styles, depending on whether we are “lounging” on anchor. Or we are beating our way against seven Beaufort. We read a lot of books. Books in color, and in large format I prefer to read on my Nexus 10 tablet. Books in normal format we read on our kindle.

It is funny, but since I had my nexus tablet, I started to read massive quantities of books. With the kindle this is even easier. I really liked the television series Dexter¹. I can positively confirm that the books are even better than the series. I like to read up on some of the great writers from the past. I have really enjoyed the Jules Verne Books, especially the ones about sailing (the amazon, the north pole and the south pole, and there is also some sailing in the moon book). It is a petty that a lot of people only know about the 20.000 leagues under the sea book, and the voyage around the world in 80 days. Verne wrote many more interesting books. Another writer who's work I really enjoy is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read his Sherlock Holmes books, but also the lesser known professor Challenger books and the knight book “The White Company”. Cruisers (and other travelers) used to swap paper books, so that they always had something to read. A kindle holds more than 200 books, and swapping physical books is no longer necessary.

Other on-board entertainment include the frequent sunsets, wild life, and entertainment provided by the entertainers clad in the Tuxedo and Moon suit. Of-course, when we are close to land, we can watch the mountains, city's and beaches slide by. Finally, we enjoy taking our inflatable kayak out for a spin, kite-surfing, swimming, snorkeling and hiking.

1 Except for the ending, which has universally been received as worse than terrible.