{"id":8552,"date":"2025-12-03T01:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/?p=8552"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:57:31","slug":"ahhhhhhh-i-needed-thisagain-im-on-a-boat-on-a-boat-on-a-mfing-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/ahhhhhhh-i-needed-thisagain-im-on-a-boat-on-a-boat-on-a-mfing-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"AHHHHHHH&#8230;  I -NEEDED- This!!!(again!) I&#8217;m on a Boat, On a Boat, On a MF&#8217;ing Boat!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Greetings and Salutations!<br>Whelp&#8230;<br>I broke down and bought the &#8216;net on the Boat.  So I can throw some adventures up as I go.  First off:  The Boat?  The Margaritaville Islander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114325Flip-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A VERY nice (and newer) Boat than the Paradise that I was on last time.  This one&#8217;s &#8216;central avenue&#8217; is all done up for Christmas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202114311-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Besides being nicer, the beers are <strong>cheaper<\/strong> much to my relief.<br><br>Of course I&#8217;m did\/am doing the &#8220;bottle of Isopropyl&#8221; like I used to do in Iraq.  That&#8217;s triple rinsing a new EMPTY 91% alcohol jug, and &#8216;reloading it&#8217; with Everclear&#8230;   So now with the free lemonade and strawberry kiwi, I &#8216;juice it up&#8217; with some octane, and hey!  Bob&#8217;s your Uncle!!!<br><br>So I got that going for me!<br><br>I <strong>am<\/strong> having a raffle after this to defray costs.  A basic M-4 from the collection OR <br>I can do one of the Enfield MK4s.<br>Y&#8217;all tell me.<br>Which do you prefer?<br><br>Now on the way &#8216;out of town&#8217; we went UNDER the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (in the background) which was cool AF.  The sunset was cool too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174754-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As Filthie would say, I got them Crazy Eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG20251202174815-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This Boat even has a <strong>water slide!<\/strong><br>PLUS three hot tubs<br>Oh, and before I forget, THIS crowd on the Boat?<br>85% or better ALL whytte.<br>Sooooo relaxing.<br>Now some of these amenities?  Mind you I -think- it&#8217;s a wee bit much for a Boat, but what the Hell right?  The food on this one is ALSO superior, so I got no complaints!<br>Except I&#8217;m bent my diet is out the window<br>AGAIN!<br><br>So More Later<br>Big Country<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8e6b1c33ed85d052.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8e6b1c33ed85d052.png 435w, https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8e6b1c33ed85d052-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 85vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings and Salutations!Whelp&#8230;I broke down and bought the &#8216;net on the Boat. So I can throw some adventures up as I go. First off: The Boat? The Margaritaville Islander. A VERY nice (and newer) Boat than the Paradise that I was on last time. This one&#8217;s &#8216;central avenue&#8217; is all done up for Christmas: Besides &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bigcountryexpat.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/ahhhhhhh-i-needed-thisagain-im-on-a-boat-on-a-boat-on-a-mfing-boat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;AHHHHHHH&#8230;  I -NEEDED- This!!!(again!) 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