Tightwads On The Loose: A Seven Year Pacific Odyssey
- Author: Wendy Hinman
- Narrator: Robin Karno
- Publisher: Author's Republic
- Duration: 12:17:39
Synopsis
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.
Chapters
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chapter 01
Duration: 12s -
chapter 02
Duration: 58s -
chapter 03
Duration: 38min -
chapter 04
Duration: 14min -
chapter 05
Duration: 13min -
chapter 06
Duration: 48min -
chapter 07
Duration: 17min -
chapter 08
Duration: 41min -
chapter 09
Duration: 11min -
chapter 10
Duration: 01h46s -
chapter 11
Duration: 04min -
chapter 12
Duration: 24min -
chapter 13
Duration: 45min -
chapter 14
Duration: 14min -
chapter 15
Duration: 50min -
chapter 16
Duration: 45min -
chapter 17
Duration: 06min -
chapter 18
Duration: 01h01min -
chapter 19
Duration: 01h08min -
chapter 20
Duration: 30min