Last night was Ouest’s first night in a real bed. Not that she doesn’t have a full size bed on the boat, but there she has the lee cloth to keep her in. Here we just threw the mattress in a corner and pushed the dresser up against the side … Read More
No Kids = Boat Work
Work commences. We moved the whole crew off the boat and into a condo this morning, leaving me to get a long list of work done. And today was a success. Eight hours of work with tools all over the floor, engine lids left wide open, water shut off all … Read More
Lolo Faces
I’ve decided to just leave the toilet in the cockpit and dump it overboard when full. Babies. It sometimes feels like all they do is sprout teeth. Painfully. These are the many faces of Lowe as number four drives him nuts. In the last pic you can see the little … Read More
Agua Stink
Ouest and I took the bus to town today to visit the marine store. Basically what I do there, according to Ali, is buy stuff for projects that never get started, much less finished. And while there is some truth to that I’m determined to finish this project. If for … Read More
Another Day
Just another day spent entirely within three hundred yards of the boat. Ouest has started to put letters together with certain words. Points to L, says, “Lowe.” M, “Mama.” P, “Papa.” B, “Boat.” D, “Dog” O, “Me.” She has also randomly started doing somersaults. Perfect straight over the head somersaults. … Read More
Not All Kisses
The boy is a kisser. He grabs Ali’s face and lays that slobbering open mouth right on top of her. This morning play time went from fun and games to this. Ouest has taken a shining to all of Lowe’s baby toys lately. To be fair she has been pretty … Read More
Boats
I hooked up the refrigerator compressor today, started the engine, and flipped the power switch with fingers crossed. No good. The grinding noise continues. Meaning, I guess, that the damage is internal. Very disappointing as at this point I really have no idea what this means. As in, can it … Read More
Down On All Fours
Today I got the bilge cleaned out once and for all. There was a section of the bilge that I couldn’t get at while the compressor was on, and even with it out, it was a reach. It was the area underneath the transmission, which required me to climb under … Read More
Doctor Time
Lowe’s little cough hasn’t gone away still, so today we went in for a pediatrician visit with a new doctor. Excuse me, Doctora. She was recommended by some friends and seeing as we never really liked our original pediatrician we decided today was as good a time as any. On … Read More