Many ideas from the past few months now seem very optimistic: 1. Thinking I would be able to dutifully update a blog and write a thesis 2. Pulling everything thesis-related together in time for a March graduation (just barely missed it!) 3. Having the boat ready and feeling prepared to leave for the Caribbean in […]
Archive for the ‘Getting started’ Category
February already?! Leave a comment
Lots of projects, lost keys, and our maiden voyage Leave a comment
Pirat is starting to feel like home. Lee and I are getting better at walking around down below without hitting our heads on everything. We’re used to the slight roll of the boat in strong gusts of wind across our beam. Lee has been working on various projects and seems to have the heater working […]
New England Fall Leave a comment
Lee and I made it to Maine. We arrived at Lee’s parents house on Tuesday night but were eager to get down to the boat so we left for Rhode Island the next day. The leaves have all changed color and are still falling out of the trees. I have never experienced this kind of […]
Brrrrrr! We’re going to live there? Leave a comment
Lee’s parents visited Pirat in Rhode Island last weekend and were kind enough to send pictures of our boat in the most assembled state we’ve seen it in so far. Moving day is a little more than a week away and there is plenty to do. There are boxes to pack for the moving van, […]
Closing on the boat, finally Leave a comment
After several more delays, Pirat officially became our boat today. A captain moved it to Pirate Cove last Friday despite a leaky propellor shaft. Hopefully the boat’s not sinking as we speak! Everything is wrapped up at South Wharf and the only thing left to do involving the previous owner (wow it’s satisfying writing that) […]
Common responses when I tell people what we’re doing Leave a comment
“Watch out for pirates!” “Aren’t you afraid of, like, storms?” “How long will you be gone?” “Do you know how to sail?” “I didn’t know people really did that kind of thing.” The list goes on. Most reactions are positive. Some are amusing. I figured out pretty early on that I really enjoy seeing people’s […]
South Wharf Leave a comment
The boat Leave a comment
Finding and buying a boat
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