As do most sailors and Live Aboards, you look forward to time away from your boat. It does not mean you are tired of it or re-thinking your decision. . it just means time away. Ava and I manage a few of these a month for 1 or 2 nights at the most. Papa stays to make sure everything runs properly and to do maintenance that's easier when we are not there. the cats also need company and would not appreciate all of us being away at the same time. Who would hear them playing with there noisy toys during the night?
Living on the sailboat during these cold months is not something we planned on it just happened, given the time of year that we bought the boat and how quickly we moved on was the deciding factor. You need a back up plan. . we had and have none. I can't honestly say that, our back up plan is getting to the media room safely to watch movies and play Wii, bowling. Which I might add, Ava is still the champ. She nightly passes out straws because we suck!
We eat our share of pizza( not sure if pirates eat a lot of that or not), tonight we are going in search of an OutBack, , we have a map (from the Internet) and some pieces of gold(gift cards). Believe it or not. . .and most of you will choose not to, but I have become thrifty and not so meticulous. Thrifty as far as household items and clothes shopping, meticulous as in things being put away. There is something hanging from every possible place. I know come Spring most of this will go in storage and we will live a simpler life. .(haha)
We are due a big Winter Storm later tonight, we will be tucked away in our cabins with the blanket warmers going, our tv with the antennae will be switching between Balt/Philly stations, I will have wine( I drink warm water /lemon most of the day) Papa will have his drink and Ava will have her occasional glass of Pinot(watered down). We will keep warm by our ceramic heater and talk of trips in the near future and how lucky we really are to be able to live this strange life right now.
We do have sad news. . Papa's father. . whom he had just formed a relationship with over the past 3 yrs has terminal liver cancer. Papa's father lived on a sailboat over 20 yrs ago with his new family, he was a driving force in why and what we are doing now. When Papa proposed to me his father pulled me aside and said," I hope you like living on a sail boat because that is what my son will be doing". Naturally I said , "YES". . .really thinking you crazy man! I honestly think that is when this became my dream. This time from the past came flooding back as I was standing on the bow of Adventuress sweeping snow off. I felt as if I was living a scene out of a movie(anything but Titanic or Perfect Storm). Papa is trying to make plans to fly to Texas this weekend, needless to say Ava and I will be holding down the boat.
We continue to enjoy our Dream and look forward to the day we untie the lines and sail to warmer coves with family along board! FairWinds to all
