Worked 6 sometimes 7 days a week, 10 to 13 hours a day in the heavy construction industry for the last 22 years. Despite long hours it always felt like a holiday until the kids came along. Pulled the pin about 8 weeks ago and have done sweet FA since. Built a cubby for the kids, done some work on me boat and kite, kite ,kite. Looking for a career change but not looking real hard at the moment.

All I can say is thanks to the landlubbers who keep the economy going - us ocean addicts have clearly got a problem! Never have so few owed so much to so many. I propose hug a geek day (but not when the winds/surfs up).

contract worker 8-4 in the city in oil and gas and live 5 from the beach...surf in the morn and kite in the avo when Huey co-operates. second child on the way so i'm guessing things may change..

... Marine Electronic Technician (ie install and maintain ship electronics such as radars, sounders, VHF/HF/SATcomms and navigation systems), 5 or 10 minutes from beachs if the wind decides to turn up!

cheers,

Robbie

Air said..

Worked 6 sometimes 7 days a week, 10 to 13 hours a day in the heavy construction industry for the last 22 years. Despite long hours it always felt like a holiday until the kids came along. Pulled the pin about 8 weeks ago and have done sweet FA since. Built a cubby for the kids, done some work on me boat and kite, kite ,kite. Looking for a career change but not looking real hard at the moment.

after 22 years of that, you should have enough to retire. I'd hate to have sweet FA after that kinda long haul.!

stabber said..

This thread seriously has become really gay....... .....

Says the guys who was posting as the devil........

Listen to this and take note
Retired on my 38 th birthday
Own engineering consultancy
Windsurfed and kited and travelled and etc etc
Now 62 and still going strong
Considering if i should post this
But what the hell
If it can inspire someone then let iet be

Outback/Adventure Tour Guide.

i travel 20 days a month swimming with dolphins, sealions, tuna, sharks, surfing, mountain climbing, bush walking and camping in remote areas of australia. sites and locations are Adelaide to Perth and back again.

get 8 days home.. usually im chasing a surf.. but most times its flat and or windy.. so have taken up kiting. hopefully best of both worlds!

Base in geraldton, travel all around WA for work, iv kited from broome down to albany and everywhere in between the last 3 years. Split shift so I can kite the gero wind before its get too chopped up. I well and truly should of gone up in the corporation and had plenty of opportunity to move down to perth by now but being 23 I still want the lifestyle and this particular role because of the freedom to kite and get clients being a PT at a gym on the side.

I go to perth every fortnight to see the missus an the kite scene down there compared to here...well its just another reason im delaying the move.