We're Boat People

Wow, what a whirl wind. Coming back from my parents, moving onto the boat, cleaning and getting the trailer up for sale, dockside party, too much food, and too much alcohol. Life is sometimes hell, but were suffering through it. It could always be worse. We could be cutting grass! No offence to those who are stuck cutting the lawn this weekend, but you guys get it.

Priorities. Get the boat ready to live on as soon as possible. I managed to get the stove installed, just before the dockside party on Saturday. No propane yet, but the stove looks good, and it’s a great place to store cold pizza. I finished the hardware installations in the salon area which allows us to use the double bunk for two. Installed the grab rail on the dodger, for the side at the dock. The other one I’ll do later. But basically, all out time has been sorting, organizing, and figuring out where all this stuff is going to go.

The dockside party was a gas. 17 boats, and about 45 people, give or take. We got to visit a lot of the boats, check out others innovations, and pick their brains. The food was awesome, but there was a pile of it. And of course, there was no shortage of alcohol. Serena lasted until about 11:30, and I crawled myself back to the boat at 12:37. It was pretty quiet out by then. But my headache tells me I had a reasonably good time….

One of our fellow Yacht Clubbers arrived today after spending the last 363 days completing the “great loop” in their power boat. I am looking forward to picking their brain, hearing their stories, and pick up some more ideas. I think they spent about 3-4 months in the Abaco, before coming back here.

This week I have plans to get the mast up, get the engine running, and hopefully get the propane to the stove so we can cook aboard. So much work, and not enough time to get it all done. Then there is visiting, helping others on their boats, helping with the club, and, and, and……

Seriously, I can’t wait to leave the dock, just to get a break. More pics and info soon. Without internet, its hard to get around to email and blog entries. Later…………….