Hey, congratulations! I liked the article. I have to say that a cruising sailboat was one of the cheapest places to live, as long as we were actively traveling and anchoring out.... Oddly although living here (Durango) is, I suspect, relatively expensive, our lifestyle is not (e.g. gas costs more here, but we rarely need to drive) and as you say, certain local things add greatly to our quality of life.

Coincidentally, I thought of you the other day when I saw this article on invented languages at The Economist: http://www.economist.com/node/21525371