Mar 20, 2011

These pictures were from the moon rise the other night. It was beautiful!
I haven't mentioned the boat in a while, we had talked about doing a re-power, and we decided against it. For a number of reasons we decided to keep the hybrid system. We never had a problem with the electric motors, we just kept having problems with the generator over heating. Once we finally got that problem fixed (at the end of last summer), we decided that we should give this system the benefit of the doubt since it did get us from Florida to Massachusetts. The other reason is that we just can't afford to do it. It would be a very expensive, frivolous undertaking. The system is a good one, but for us being new at this whole "living aboard" lifestyle, whenever there was a problem we immediately pointed the finger at the hybrid system, because of course, it couldn't be that we were inexperienced??!!
So, instead we are getting a water-maker, doing some other small projects, and hopefully increasing our cruising funds. The boat is scheduled for recommission in April, and we move back on board May 1st. We will stay this summer at MacDougalls, and hopefully start heading south mid-September. Hopefully, it will get a bit warmer before we move aboard, I am getting real tired of the cold weather!

Mar 13, 2011

It has been a while since I last made a post! There really hasn't been that much to say, although, today is Deason's 9th birthday! I can't believe how quickly these years have gone by, he is almost in double digits! Happy Birthday!

Jan 30, 2011

Some of the best sunsets I have ever seen have been in Naples!

Jan 29, 2011

Don't let the pictures fool you, it was just barely in the 70's. That didn't stop the kids from wanting to go swimming. The kids and my dad had no trouble getting in the pool, heated or not, it was just not warm enough for me or Chris. In fact, Chris was still cold wearing a fleece jacket. Dahlia was a little reluctant too, but she went in, then got right back out.
Today was nice enough to run around on the beach, but the ocean temp was only 60 degrees so no one went swimming. Amazingly, there were people in the water....I figured they must be crazy or menopausal.

Jan 27, 2011

Had to make another trip down to Florida to escape the cold hard New England winter. The temperatures here in Florida aren't exactly high enough for spending the day at the beach, but I am happy to be out of winter hats and down coats. As long as I can wear flip-flops, I am happy. This trip was more about seeing family anyway, we just got back from our trek up to Daytona where my grandparents live. It was a short visit, but a good one. My Oma (grandmother) is starting to make claims that she is ailing and won't be around much longer, yet she can still slaughter us all in mini golf! Needless to say, I am having a hard time believing her!

This weekend, my brother and his brood will be coming down from Orlando to spend the weekend with us in Naples! Deason is excited, he and his cousin get along famously, I don't think they have ever gotten in a disagreement!

Jan 21, 2011

Kristin and I went trapeze flying again last week, and each time you go they teach you a new trick. At the end of the class you try and get caught doing the new tricks. It didn't go so well, most of the time the attempts were just misses, as shown in the video. Except for the one time I did get caught, but in the process I almost landed on the poor girl who had to catch me. I opted not to put that video on the internet because it was just embarrassing. Thanks again to Deason, our trusted camera man!!!
The rest of our time spent in the cold northern weather has been pretty uneventful, instead of letting boredom set in, we find ourselves reading, watching the food channel, and playing with the camera. These pics were taken using a red pen light. They came out so much cooler than I expected.

Jan 5, 2011

Happy New Year! It was actually nice out today, Dahlia and I took a walk down to the harbor! It is amazing how animated the harbor is during the summer, and how depressingly bleak it is during the winter. It still made me miss the boat, even though there was ice in the water. Only 6 more months until the summer.