Jun 20, 2014
She learned a mariner's life. She helped to paint the boat, pilot it; she tolerated stowaway mice and living in less than 100 square feet of space. The adventure of an unfixed, fluid existence compensated for lack for comfort. Every day brought new towns, landscapes, and a freedom unknown to those shackled to an office chair. "We worked as if we were on holiday," she says. Twenty-seven years ago they retired. "We could have moved to land. He refused,"she says. "I'd feel trapped," he replies.
National Geographic MAY 2014, Love and Loss on the Seine