Here we are in early Jan. and I am already counting the days until Spring 77 to be exact. I will try to describe what living on a 40 ft sailboat is like during Winter months in Maryland. . .COLD and windy. We have seen snow 4 times so far, 2 dustings and 2 snow falls over 4 in. It's not the snow that is a concern but the winds and freezing temps. Trying to get off a sailboat that is rocking or away from the dock due to winds and tides is tricky. the deck of a boat is fiber glass and gets slippery. We wear a form of Uggs when we leave the main cabin and wear boot slippers when we are in the main cabin for warmth. The floor of the main cabin is beautiful teak but stays around 48-52 degrees, there are throw rugs scattered abut the temp of the water keeps the floors chilly. We sleep with one ceramic heater on, and electric warming blankets during the night. By morning we turn on 2 little elec. heaters and go about our day. Cooking on the propane stove helps heat the boat also, I fixed bacon and grilled cheeses sand wiches this week. . yeah for me!
Since Christmas and Ava's birthday the boat is scattered with toys from Barbie's, Tangled and Justin Bieber dolls to ZuZu pet and castles . . but it's important for Ava to play. May I add 2 pillow pets reside with us.
We are learning to sleep now to a lot of rocking, thumping as the boat next to us hits the pylon and the lines clang against there mast. For some reason the bubblers in the water are not running so chunks of ice hit our boat all night long. . .it is a nauticle opera. After a few hours these become soothing noices. I dream of warm temps and gliding through the water of the Chesapeake Bay soon.
This week we are suppose to have more snow and freezing temps, it will be a challenging next 77 days! Ones we are looking forward to as a family
