First week on the water

We’ve now been at Burnt Store Marina for a week and we really like it here. This Marina is very different from our east coast experience in 2017. This Marina is very relaxed and there are lots of live aboards here, so we don’t feel like we are all alone. We have some boat neighbours – Ron is on our starboard (right) side. He is from California and has been in Florida for 6 years. Our port (left) neighbour is from Spanish, Ontario and his son will be visiting soon. There are other people on our dock, including a young family who are getting ready to head to the Bahamas.

Boat jobs are continuing. Unfortunately, we’ve had some additions to our list since we launched. Both of our heads (toilets) had leaky handles (now fixed!), we had a problem with the propane system, and our fridge stopped working! Mark has fixed the propane and we are just waiting for the part for the fridge – luckily we had the freezer as our back-up (with a minor issue!).

We have about 3 more weeks here before we head back home for Christmas. Lots of work to do but we are looking forward to seeing everyone!

Our gated community entrance – pretty fancy.
A little bit of Christmas inside the boat. We have more for outside – pictures to follow.
We have many osprey in the Marina (and they poop all over the boats but chase the smaller birds away, who poop more!).
Mark is working on the fridge/freezers! It’s an awkward job.
After going to way too many places, we finally found the parts for our propane system!

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