Hard to believe that the summer will be over in a few weeks. Time is passing quickly and Captain Man is starting to freak out a bit. Our goal is to have the boat ready to leave as soon as our granddaughter is born (yep...we are going to be grandparents!). Expected due date is November 28th, so we are planning to leave shortly after the baby is born.
Most cruisers start heading south around the middle of October, but we usually leave around the first of December because of family and the holidays. The last few years of cruising, we got as far as Florida, then rented a car and drove back to NC for Christmas, then drove back to Florida to catch the next weather window to cross the Gulf Stream. Whew!!!! We were worn out and stressed from all the driving and getting family visits coordinated. This year we are going to do our family "holiday" early, await the baby's arrival, and then head south without coming back for Christmas. We are hoping to spend a quiet, peaceful Christmas, just the two of us somewhere in the Bahamas.
But, the boat is far from being ready. Captain Man is stressing. Almost all of his waking moments are spent working on the boat or thinking about the long list of things yet to be done. With September approaching quickly, it leaves us with 3 months in which to get Kittywampus ready. But we won't mention there's only 3 months left to Captain Man!
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| Wonder how many times he has to go up and down those steps each day..... |
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| This will eventually be a settee across from the helm seat. Almost done. |
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| Helm station...almost done |
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| Settee area where we hope to be lounging around sometime in the near future |
Still a lot to do, but am confident Kittywampus will be ready by December. I know the captain will be ready to stop working on her and start enjoying her. Can't wait!
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