We have been very busy getting the boat ready and stocked for the trip, as well as getting everything we can think of done prior to leaving Annapolis. At the current moment, we plan to be living on the boat for about 6 months. We have targeted Marathon Key in the Florida Keys as our primary destination.
Among the things we're doing to prepare for the trip:
- Servicing the cars; recruiting a neighbor to drive them occasionally for us.
- Absentee voting.
- Flu shots.
- Stopping the newspaper, making sure all of our bills are coming to us electronically, recruiting another neighbor to collect and send our mail to us once we've arrived in Florida.
- Downsized the storage unit from 10x10 to 5x10 (saves $100/mo in storage fees!).
- Stocking up on dog food & treats for the trip....they eat specialty items not available just anywhere. That means 100 lbs. of dog food, plus a dozen or so bags of treats.
- Visit to the Vet to weigh the dogs and get updated records.
- Recruit yet another neighbor to water my houseplants.
- Getting the boat salon cushions reupholstered.
- Ordered, and still waiting for, new swing doors to replace the hatch boards.
- Got the sails cleaned and serviced.
- Got the bottom painted and the hull and deck waxed.
- Stocking up on non-perishables.
- Organizing, and reorganizing where we put things on the boat. Finally made a list of "what was where", since we can't remember where we put anything.
- Got a spare engine key (important!!!).
- Had an onboard, private lesson on diesel engine maintenance.
- etc. etc. etc.
We are both really looking forward to this adventure. Living on the boat and sailing to the Keys! Wow! I think it's really finally going to happen!
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