Start to feel a bit jumpy about how much we may have left. Sea water into potable water so after about 6 days of careful water use we We are not set up with a water-maker which turns We are watching out for the ever-decreasing level of our fresh water as it allĬomes from the same 2 small tanks. Of not being able to have a head shower due to travel, inclement weather or because There is a handheld showerhead as part of theįaucet for the sink so it can be used for really bad hair days - after 4 days Room for Jim and just enough room to turn around in if you are careful to keep Sorts in the head, a compartment which has just barely enough standing head What about washing up, especially in terms of having a shower? Yes, we do have a shower of Hike to the beaches or up to the waterfalls or hot springs for a swim. Some days we adventure further going for a Is a better platform for Jim to carry his big camera bag and get in for thoseĬlose-up pictures of the shoreline. Get some exercise paddling - Jim in the dinghy and me in the kayak. The small motor on the dinghy and go for an exploratory tour or each of us will If we are staying for the day and the weather is good, we may put Into the boat log (usually Anne’s job), and sorting through pictures from the Our time for catching up on blog writing (usually Jim’s job), entering info Reports on the VHF radio and reading the various cruising guides to discoverĪll the interesting places to see in the surrounding area. Usually find us drinking copious amounts of tea while listening to the weather Layover day, whether it is sunny and warm or foggy and/or pouring. On whether we are travelling to a new anchorage or sitting at anchor for a Quarterberth which is the sleeping area for one tucked under one of the cockpit We also have a backĭeck with a propane BBQ (the Cockpit at the Stern or blunt end of the boat) andĪ front porch (the Bow or pointy end of the boat) as well as a ‘garage’ (the (the Galley), and a small living/dining area (the Salon). We have a small bathroom (the Head), a smallīedroom for 2 (the V-berth in the forward part of the boat) a small kitchen The refrigerator compartment that allows us to have ice cubes for happy hour Water, a forced-air furnace to warm up the place in the morning or on really rainy coldĭays, an oven for baking bread and making pizza, and a VERY small freezer in The engine has been running or we are plugged into dock power) and cold running We have a few mod cons that make life a bit more ‘luxurious’ – hot (six gallons when Call it two hundred square feet if you include bunk areas. Thirty-five feet long including bow and stern overhangs, and just over eleven feet wide at maximum beam. And living on a boat is rather like travelling in an RV – in our case, a very
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