Accomplishing tasks seems to take longer on the boat. While we were trucking, I would buy groceries in the span of my half-hour break. Now the trip is so long boaters have a different name for shopping. It's called provisioning. Sometimes it takes all day. Put the dinghy in the water. Put the engine on the dinghy. Load up all the backpacks and roller bags. Motor to shore. Find a place to dock the dinghy. Walk to the store. While you're in town, check the hardware list, the marine store list, the liquor-store list, and make an attempt to see a local site. Find a friendly trash can. Go through all the supplies and eliminate unnecessary cardboard (cockroach eggs can live in boxes). Take off excess plastic packaging. Repack all supplies into backpacks and roller bags. Walk back to the dinghy. Motor back to the boat. Hand bags into the cockpit. Hand bags down into the salon. Unpack and stow supplies. Go to bed. Walking around towns is mostly fun, and exploring is why we are out here...
