Namaste is floating again
after a summer hiatus in Kailua Kona. Chris dropped her back in the water two
weeks ago, and has been busy upgrading and installing new equipment, including
solar panels and a wind generator.
Isabel and I arrived 10 days
after him, and he is still elbow-deep in grease and projects. Cruising is
currently best described as fixing our boat in an exotic location. But that was
the plan in bringing Namaste north from French Polynesia last spring.
Isabel is blossoming into
quite the first mate, although she often times acts like the admiral.
The terrible two’s take on a
whole new level when your toddler is on a boat. We’re embarking on an 8-month
long journey with Isabel around Hawaii and French Polynesia. When she was six
months old and we could plop her down anywhere, cruising with her was a nice,
steady breeze. But now, it’s more like a hurricane. And she is at the eye of
the storm.
But we’re all adjusting to
our “boat home” fairly well, considering she is sweaty all the time and the
mosquitoes love her as much as they love me. Our life is all about the hammock,
beach, puzzles, tea parties, dinghy rides, and scouting for crabs and dolphins
and turtles – yeah, her life is pretty rough.
We originally planned to
spend Thanksgiving in Maui, but a generator issue has kept us on the big island
through the New Year. Luckily, our craving for family time at the holidays will
be filled when my brother, sister-in-law, and their kids join us for Christmas.
More to come as the fun increases and the work decreases (yes, that does
eventually happen on a boat!!)
Hi -
ReplyDeleteMy name is Michael Boyink and together with my family of wife and teens have been a fulltime RVer for 4 years now.
A while back we started TopFamilyTravelBlogs as a way to keep current with other traveling families. We initially had just other RVers but recently have broadened the scope to include any family traveling full time in any mode.
I just wanted to let you know that we added your blog to the mix of sources so hopefully can send some traffic your way. Your new posts should appear on the paper the next day.
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Best wishes in the new year!
Michael Boyink