Oct. 21 – Adjusting to Life on Land

There’s always an adjustment period when we leave the boat and move back into our home. It’s nice to have more room, I enjoy my larger tub, the convenience of the car and we definitely like relaxing in our lounge chairs. Everyone asks and I guess they think we sleep better at home in our own beds…well the beds on the boat ARE our own beds too, and we actually sleep much better on them. This summer we slept with the windows open most nights, with a cool breeze blowing through the cabin. The only nights we closed the windows were the nights that were too cold to have them open. The fresh air and the gentle rocking of the boat make sleeping very easy. I truly miss those two things.

Catching up with family and friends is the best part of being home; it's what we miss the most about being on the boat. We stay in touch daily with everyone, but hugs and kisses are a little hard to email! Stan loves to fish, so being on the coast in Texas in the fall is a great time of year. Stan plans to spend as much time as possible in his kayak fishing on the bay...but first, things around the house have to be done. There are seven months of little chores and maintenance projects to catch up on. We work as quickly as possible to get these things done, so we have time to have fun. We also have all winter to plan our next adventure.

2012 Travel Stats				2011 Travel Stats
2678		Miles traveled		3987		Miles traveled
808		Gallons of diesel purchased		1085		Gallons of diesel purchased
379		Engine hours		566		Engine hours
209		Days on board		211		Days on board
68		Days of travel		96		Days of travel
10		States or provinces		13		States visited
55		Towns visited		71		Towns visited
106		Locks traversed		8		Locks traversed
121		Days at a marina		146		Days at a marina
46		Nights at a dock		11		Nights at a dock
30		Nights at anchor		48		Nights at anchor
10		Nights on a mooring ball		4		Nights on a mooring ball
2		Days on the hard		2		Days on the hard

Some of our neighbors are very...very large, but they will move south when hurricane season is over.

She looks a little sad...all closed up for the winter