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Tightwads on the Loose Audiobook, by Wendy Hinman Play Audiobook Sample

Tightwads on the Loose Audiobook

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Read By: Robin Karno Publisher: Salsa Press Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2022 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780984835027

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

25

Longest Chapter Length:

86:58 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

12 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

29:30 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

Everyone dreams of tropical escape. But what happens when you escape for too long? Imagine spending 24 hours a day with your spouse in 31 not-so-square feet . . . for years; crossing the Pacific Ocean on two gallons of fuel; and tossing spaghetti marinara around your living room, then cleaning it up while bouncing like ice in a martini shaker. Tightwads on the Loose tells the story of Wendy and Garth, lured to sea by the promise of adventure. They buy a 31-foot boat that fits their budget better than it fits Garth's large frame and set sail for an open-ended voyage, never imagining they'd be gone seven years, or cover 34,000 miles at the pace of a fast walk. They live without most “necessities” and learn that teamwork and a sense of humor matter most as they face endless "character-building opportunities." They make a long-anticipated visit to the island where Garth had been shipwrecked as a teenager, only to find it had become a penal colony. An electronic catastrophe in the Solomon Islands leaves them without navigation equipment, which forces them to trade their free-wheeling lifestyle for one that seems straight out of a '60s sitcom: jobs at a U.S. Army base in the Marshall Islands. In Asia, they dodge typhoons and ships that threaten to turn their home into kindling. Finally they endure a grueling 49-day nonstop ocean crossing. None of this prepares them for their arrival "home" to a post-9/11 America which leaves them wondering what had changed more, them or the world. Tightwads on the Loose offers a fun read to the armchair adventurer -- or anyone afflicted with wanderlust.

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About Wendy Hinman

Wendy Hinman‘s stories have appeared in a variety of publications, especially ones sailors like to read. She is also the award-winning author of Sea Trials: Around the World with Duct Tape and Bailing Wire.