Tuesday, May 15, 2012

UNDER ONE ROOF

From New Mexico



My Aunt Hazel here in New Mexico asked me the other day if we had a way of covering up our household belongings when it rained. I guess she thinks we live on a Tom Sawyer raft, but that's my fault, isn't it? I clearly haven't done a good job of describing our boat or living quarters.

Yesterday my sister brought over a jigsaw puzzle, and everyone was surprised to hear that I do puzzles onboard. "You have enough room to do a puzzle???"

Well, bad for me.

Here's some proof, if not flattering proof, that we can do puzzles onboard:

Puzzling on Bell Island with Karen & Dale from Jessie Marie.
We can entertain guests:

Our kids with Chip's parents, Nancy & Ted.
They're being affectionate, not crowded.

We have entertained as many as eight guests below (in the living room/kitchen) without feeling too cozy.

We have room to make our guests do chores:

Remi & Casey doing chores in the Exumas.
We have a full kitchen where we can both work at the same time:


This is an old photo. I promise another one soon.
Three burner stove, double sink, big refrigerator and freezer.

We have a beautiful bedroom with a queen-size bed:


We have a complete bathroom with sink, toilet and shower, and another bedroom with a queen-size bed -- and it is all covered by a roof!

I realize that by land standards, this is very tight quarters, but for a cruising sailboat, it is quite spacious.

And our backyard is spectacular.

7 comments:

  1. Backyard IS spectacular. And so are you guys. And so are my quarters, the aft(er) berth.

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  2. je dirais même que c'est le meilleur endroit pour faire des puzzles.

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  3. Thanks for sharing, we have not yet been aboard and seeing the interior is the best part of a boat! NICE cabin, love the walk around bed!! xox

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    1. You gotta git yerself over to Cara Mia! I'll be home on Tuesday.

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  4. Definitely the best part is the backyard. And unlike you land counterparts, the scenery can change!

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