As another sailing season comes to an end, and this usually coincides with the Annapolis Sailboat Show,( unless you are venturing south for the Winter by boat) it finds me sad. . . .almost to the throws of depression. The boat show is always a successful venture for us, Ava gets a new piece of jewelry, I usually get some kind of outwear, today being no exception. . . plus a hat with Adventuress monogrammed on it. Papa leaves with some tool to make Winterizing the boat easier and many business cards that will never leave the expo bags we are given at the gate.

Many are surprised at my Love for a sailboat, when did this happen and where did it come from. . .not sure exactly. . .my days of being held prisoner in Catholic school comes to mind or the fact that my grand mother said I was going to be an Adventurer. What matters is, I am surprised myself as to how my entire mind set changes when I am around the water and a sailboat, a slow mode of transportation. . . amazing.

What I never thought about was how difficult it would be to change from land living to water living. High tides,Low tides, small spaces(which don't really bother me), low lighting, Boat Cooking! How many of you see a sailboat on the water and think of the living space below, I can honestly say I never did. I thought of the feeling you must get sliding through the water. Having a sailboat as your home is quite an adjustment.

The boat is our Home, although we live in a very nice apartment(condo) so that Ava is able to attend school and play sports, Adventuress is our Home. The Winter will bring a slower pace life for us, even though we did not get to spend as much time on the boat this Summer as we would have liked due to the battery issue. Come Spring we will have the chore of stripping the paint and repainting the bottom of the boat, staining and varnishing the wood trim and updating various extras.

Come April we will be moving to the quaint little town of Rock Hall, 5 1/2 hrs closer to Annapolis than we are here on the Sassafras River. Adventuress resided in Rock Hall at the same marina we are going to for 18 yrs. , we will be in her same slip and the strange coincidence  is the previous and only owner of our boat has her new boat 10 slips down named Adventuress also. We are taking Adventuress home!

I will update this blog with progress on the various changes we do on the  boat and of our trip to the Chesapeake Bay.  I am sure it is going to be filled with my usual antics. . . .Until then. . .I pray for Snow this Winter!