I hope everyone will celebrate this day healthy and happy and to say thanks for the things that they are grateful for, no matter what will be served for dinner. Over the years I have prepared several turkeys as a way of tradition for this day, but in recent years I have not. Our son is hosting a family get-together (we were invited) and a large butterball turkey will feed everyone.
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| Reggy and Elsa also are wishing you a happy Thanksgiving |
At this time of year many folks think, or are preparing to leave for their annual trips down south. However, with the two recent hurricanes, many vacation and RV Park destinations in Florida might not be readily available. Benno had been looking forward to visiting the annual Miami boat show in February. It’s several months off, so we’ll see if this will happen. But as he does every year, Benno did grease the wheel hub bearings of our travel trailer on the sunny and warm Thursday last week and gave the whole rig on Friday a good major wash and wax down from top to bottom. So if we wanted to, we would be ready to take off now.
But, Benno is not the one to sit idle and keeps working on our project, the refit of “Albatross” and I help as much I can do. The master bedroom (haha), our forward V- berth cabin is done now with a few minor things that are up to me. Like finishing up the covers for the mattresses and a coat of paint on the shelves under the berth. If you have never done woodwork on a boat, you will have no idea how time consuming and difficult it can be. This is to say, Benno has been busy, but it takes time to show results. I am happy that he has moved on now to the main cabin where my galley (kitchen) and the settee (seating area) will be.
Our boat is covered with shrink-wrap to keep the dirt, rain and snow off and out of the boat. We have a zipper door to get in, but that door which is attached to a separate piece of shrink-wrap, is getting loose. As well the shrink-wrap has already too many patches that don’t hold together anymore. We think it will not survive another winter and strong winds, so we have booked the mobile crew that does this kind of work to come and replace the whole cover and to make a new door. Hopefully it will happen before the weather deteriorates as these guys are busy.
What else is new? We hosted my sister and brother-in-law who live 3-1/2 driving hours away in the suburbs of Toronto. Their visits are always filled with fun and laughter and I wish they were more frequent. Sadly I learned of the passing of a cousin that not long ago I had reconnected with after we lost contact for so many years.
I leave you now with some photos of the forward cabin that got done just recently.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving if you celebrate it and everyone thanks for dropping in.
It's sad to think of the destruction in the southern states. That was where we were spending our winters, until got us hooked on the dessert. We still have fond memories of our time there.
ReplyDeleteHope you were able to enjoy the day like you wanted.
Once I find a replacement Photo Shop, I'll start adding pictures again.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
Hopefully no more hurricanes for the southern states this year. Have you tried adding photos right from your phone?
DeleteThat boat ... just amazing work you've done. I imagine by February most of Florida will be back up and running. Not sure about the RV parks however. Does Benno rent out? I could use a good wash and wax on my rig! LOL
ReplyDeleteHopefully Florida will bounce back quickly. No, I think you have to find another way to keep your rig clean :-)
DeleteElsa and Reggie, cute pix!
ReplyDeleteWe're glad to have Arizona as our destination but feel sad for Floridians.
That is a thing that no hurricanes come to Arizona. However, the dust can be awful at times.
DeleteWe have not checked on our Florida winter location yet, we are going to give them a month or so before giving them a call and seeing how they are doing.
ReplyDeleteAlways love to see pictures of the boat, it is coming along so beautifully! Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you. Yes, we need to give the Floridians more time to clean up.
DeleteA new boat-wrap, cool! I hope you guys make it down here somewhere this winter. I think it'll get squared-away pretty fast. Downed trees are one thing, flooding is something else. 😥 Am I seeing a bit of white on the muzzles? Glad you had a chance to visit with your sister & co., and the boat is looking fantastic - such attention to detail (I expect nothing less from you guys!).
ReplyDeleteWe do hope to make it down to Fl this winter. Yes, the years creep up on the dogs too :-) We are trying hard to pretty up the boat.
DeleteMarlene, thanks for the comment. Looks like you have a big project underway there. And who knows about Florida this winter!
ReplyDeleteYes, it turned out to be a bigger project than originally thought, but isn't that always the case? Hopefully Florida will bounce back quickly.
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