Even today, in the middle of a rain storm, as I came to the realization that I was woefully unprepared to get my 10yr old to shore and school, in a semi-dry fashion. She made it, on time, too. With a dry set of clothes in her backpack, just in case. I'm currently waiting for a break in the rain, to attempt to get my laundry to shore.... Getting it all back onto the boat, dry, may be a whole different story!
Even as the only working toilet stopped working the day before Thanksgiving, and we spent the holiday weekend getting baptized by unmentionable fluids. We now have 2 working toilets - forward progress, I tell you!
Boat life is certainly not for the weak hearted, and it is very hard work. There are many things we've had to give up. Simple things, like microwaves, hair dryers, and wifi. I don't cook big elaborate meals, anymore, and we make do with a whole lot less than we used to - and that's ok for me, right now. Less really is more 😊.
One day, when I'm a really old lady, if I make it that far, I'll look back and say to someone, "Did you I know I lived on a boat once? It was one of the best times of my life!" As I was taking my husband to shore at 4am yesterday, when all is quiet in the harbor except for the pounding waves, the moon is up, and the small fish jump out of the way of our boat, he said to me, "I wish we'd thought of moving to a boat sooner." Someday, we may feel differently, and then it'll be time for the next chapter of our lives, although I can't imagine that.
For now, I'm having the time of my life.
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