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Ilustration: Carmen Pérez "It's remarkable how quickly a good and favorable wind can sweep away the maddening frustrations of shore living.” — Ernest K. Gann This is the continuation of my previous post , about the things I learnt -- or experienced -- crossing the Atlantic in a sailing boat. Here are more insights: You can get to like things you normally don’t I am the kind of person who has a really hard time staying put. I like being active, doing things. During the trip I spent a lot of my time reading, learning German, writing and watching the ocean, but still there was too much free time left! I don’t like cooking much and for sure, as many of you, I am not a fan of doing the dishes. But dealing with so much free time made me enjoy exactly those chores I try so hard to shun at home.  Usually Paul – who is a good cook – cooked our three meals. The rule was that whoever co o ked was free from washing the dishes. Most of the time I volunteered to do them as ther