Cruising with a Smaller Boat
May 4, 2020
She is small, but she is mighty. I have to keep telling myself that. It can be easy to forget when you’re alone, 400 miles
She is small, but she is mighty. I have to keep telling myself that. It can be easy to forget when you’re alone, 400 miles
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