lessons
Now that we’ve closed our first month on the boat, I have learned a thing or two.
Food spoils really, really quickly on the water. Which means shopping for market-fresh dinner ingredients an hour before you plan to eat. Which, if you live on Granville Island, is kind of a joy.
The tide comes waaaay in, and the tide goes waaaay out. I can cancel out running to achieve summer legs this year, just from walking a ramp that goes vertical twice a day.
People take approximately the same amount of time as domestic animals to adjust to a change in lifestyle. And once they all do, it’s a daily game to determine just who the captain is.
Living in high rise apartments is a very detached way of life. And it takes coming back down to the ground to realize that.
I’ve had requests to see the inside of our new abode, and I promise they are coming. I’ve been waiting on a decent amount of natural light which, it being spring time in Vancouver, can be a very elusive thing.
oooh so super envious of the meal making from Granville Island’s market!! I am so looking forward to coming home this summer. I don’t know why I didn’t think about life on a boat as a possibility while we lived there. We were crowded in a half decent basement suite near the university and I am pretty sure we could have afforded a boat for the same monthly payment…maybe not though…who knows. Lucky and very brave you for doing this while you are young. Wishing you loads of sunshine. I hear the sun just peeked out there this afternoon. Hope your week is grand! xo
Sounds like you and your little family are settling in nicely. I’m so happy to hear that! (also, jealous of your shopping area! Granville Island market is superb!)
I hope the captain doesn’t end up being your cat… or else he might take you out to see to chase pi-rats!
(sorry for the cheesy joke! I couldn’t help it!)
i love your updates on the seafaring life! keep them coming!
I’m so envious.
man! i’m so glad you are LIVING this!
what an adventure, some different, something great.
can’t wait to hear all the stories, as i’m sure you’ve stock-piled a few!
xo.