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check
Checked off this week: received FCC Ship’s Station license . . . check Colin finished the 4th grade . . . check Colin’s 10th birthday celebrated . . . check Vesper AIS Watchmate 850 ordered and shipped . . . check sold a water cooler, a clock radio, a set of lamps, a camera and … Continue reading
eight days a week
Today, I’m walking around with the Beatles song, “Eight Days a Week”, on my mind. Sure, it feels like we’ve been working 8 days a week lately, but this morning Wil informed me that he only has 8 more days of work. Four days this week, and four days next week. Wow! That number really … Continue reading
added note
There is an added note to the bottom of the previous post (load three of four). It seems we have some good friends who truly care for us and gave us a good chuckle. return to home page
load three of four
We are another week closer! Today, we are hauling as many of our remaining items as possible. Next week we need to carry a large table and 4 chairs, so there won’t be as much room in the truck bed. I even cancelled school today, so the kids could help organize the load. However, … Continue reading
load two of four
Today marks our second of the four final loads to the boat. Only 2 more to go after this! For the most part, the boat seemed to absorb our first load quite easily. We were pleasantly surprised! Although, we fear that with each load, it’s going get more difficult to find storage locations for the … Continue reading
load one of four
Today marks the first of four final loads to the boat. The rest of our belongings must fit into four pickup truck loads and then onto the boat. As we look around at the remaining items in the singlewide trailer we’ve been renting for the past little while, it’s hard to imagine that it … Continue reading
29 days to go!
Only 29 more days to go! Seeing that number is enough to make my heart race! Over the next 4 weeks we will be piling the rest of our belongings onto the boat, with the idea in mind that we will then have to remove whatever won’t fit. Now I see why boatyard dumpsters can … Continue reading
temporary recharge
This weekend, we had a few of days off from boat work, and it turned into a recharge that our minds and bodies needed. Even though we are selling all … Continue reading
sail up
Our mainsail is finally back where it belongs. Last summer we removed the big sail and took it to Inner Banks Sails and Canvas in Oriental. They repaired some small tears, as well as reinforced any weakened areas. They also spruced up our sail cover and spinnaker. We actually got our sail back about a … Continue reading
no water . . . again
We were without water again! While we were hosting dinner for another boat family, a water fitting in the engine room sprung a leak. We were dishing out dinner when we realized the water pump was running continually. We knew our water tanks were close to empty, so we turned off the water pump. Little … Continue reading
