It’s a bit like a never-ending holiday at slow pace (and we get to take our home with us). Helios is our home and has everything we need. It’s compact but with lots of storage and clever design we don’t feel cramped. It’s like a small apartment (with million dollar views and a huge swimming pool off the deck). We choose anchorages based on weather conditions and tend to stay a few days in each – so we aren’t sailing every day. It gives us enough variety in our days – time to get boat jobs done and we get to know local towns. Some things take more effort living on a boat – like grocery shopping, discarding rubbish and doing laundry. But nothing is hard and we don’t mind the extra time it takes. In many ways it’s like we are living in a time gone by – and we are happy with the slower pace. We get to have complete control of our lives and for us that means visiting interesting places, enjoying the natural environment around us