In my last blog post I mentioned that we had just purchased our new boat, which was located in Seattle. In early November I flew back down to Seattle, spent a bunch of money on fuel, spare parts and food, and headed North to bring the boat back to Sitka. Our friend Steven decided to come along for the ride, and after a fairly uneventful 18 days, we pulled the boat into our new slip in the marina, just in time for Thanksgiving.
While I was lazing around drinking coffee and driving a boat, Nicole and Madeline were packing and organizing so we could move out of our apartment at the end of November. We lucked out in that we were house-sitting for friends for November and December, so we had a place to stay while packing up. We made it out of the apartment on time, but ended up with a storage unit full of stuff, a truck full of stuff, and lots of our things in the house were were staying at. December saw us continuing to organize and pack, slowly moving things on to the boat. Of course, there was also that holiday thing happening. We skipped our usually trip back to MN and had Christmas in the house, then feverishly packed to get out of the house and move onto the boat before the end of the year.
By December 31st, we were on the boat, with now two storage units, two trucks full of stuff, and a boat crammed with boxes and bags. We are hoping that by the end of January we will be down to one storage unit, have most of the stuff out of the trucks, and find some semblance of order amongst the stuff on the boat. I had hoped we would be getting out with the boat on the weekends, but until things are stowed properly it is best to stay put. Nature reinforced that thought when the harbor froze over last night.
For now we are warm and dry and comfortable, if not a bit cramped, in our new home. Hopefully there will be some nice winter boating pictures coming soon.
