{"product_id":"tightwads-on-the-loose-wendy-hinman-9780984835003","title":"Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven Year Pacific Odyssey","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy Hinman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0984835008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780984835003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy E. Hinman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.80d","brand":"Wendy Hinman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980752716031,"sku":"9780984835003","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35c54a26-fcd9-493c-85bd-babe313a3b68.jpg?v=1683251692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tightwads-on-the-loose-wendy-hinman-9780984835003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}