We arrived at Bucky's house in Astor and I walked around to the canal to see Laughter. She looked good from afar. Once close I realized we definitely had our work cut out for us! You know in your heart when you leave a boat for a lengthy period of time it will be dirty. But there's that little voice inside that try's to keep you thinking positive. Whenever your thoughts stressfully focus on the amount of work ahead the little voice whispers naw, it won't be so bad, right, RIGHT!!! Dust, dirt, leaves, etc.etc. etc. but that's life ! Up down, wipe on, wipe off, up again, down again. Just think of the exercise benefits. I'm not complaining, yeah guess I am, but not enough to keep me from owning a boat!!
The first order of business was to unload the van! UGH, As I struggled to fit the large boxes through the small aft deck door I made a mental note to use smaller boxes next time! As Tom carried each box to the boat and I carried them into the boat, the galley, salon and our aft cabin were soon full. I thought OMG, where was I going to put it all? What was I thinking when I bought all this food, sale or no sale! Tom brought the last box to the boat and sighed, Ahh, I'm done! I quietly looked around and thought, nice I'm just getting started and where do I start? Little by little I made headway. By Wednesday evening we could see the Salon floor and by Thursday afternoon we could sit in our chairs! Progress! I logged each food item as I found places to store them, and noted items that were MIA. Hard to believe I would have to buy anything at this point!
The weather cooperated with my need to stay inside and work the first few days. Cloudy, cool and rainy but no snow!
Friday we took the day off from boat work, ran errands and enjoyed a tour of the area on our friend Bucky's boat. The remainder of the week we spent working on the boat and visiting with Bucky and Mercedes. It was fun having time to get to know the both of them.
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