The time has now arrived to end the play time on Adventuress and start taking care of her, for this past yr. I have said she was a 40 ft. sailboat, come to find out she is 45 ft. To some that does not make a difference but now that we have hauling her out of the water, cleaning ,stripping and painting her facing us those 5 ft. make all the difference in cost and work.
Last year when we bought her she looked Beautiful. . .after a Winter of 3 snow2 storms, 4 60 mph wind storms and 2 storms of 40 mph she has taken a beating. The teak needs to be stripped and re done every couple months, we have not done that either. . .the sails need to be cleaned. . we have not done that. . . the teak floors in the main cabin need to be replaced, the berth mattresses need to be cleaned and aired. . . on and on and on. . .Which explains another reason for the apt. Our weekends come Winter will be spent working inside, Spring outside.
The 3 of us consider Adventuress our home and she will be again come Spring. Looking back I remember the gorgeous Sunrises, drinking morning coffee on the bow and thinking Life does not get any better than this, watching a Sunset knowing what I woulod wake up to the next morning.
Many people have asked how we adjusted to such small living quarters, Kevin answered that saying"When it has been your Dream for 36 yrs. you don't think about that you just do it" and we did. Even now as we are in the apartment Ava asks"When are we going home"?
There were down times also but as soon as you came top side they were forgotten. You also have to like your partner, arguments don't go away in small quarters, there is no private space and all work is shared. Big adjustments for us however we survived.
In Oct. 2013 we will set sail for somewhere South, these next 2 yrs will be spent redoing the boat for such a voyage. We won't be out to set any records just sail and enjoy the Beauty god has given us. So until Spring I will end this Blog. . .
Peace & Love to All
