Catch up... tour

Well its been a while, but I can't really think of all that much that has taken place.  We still haven't been out for a weekend sail.  We have had pockets of blustery weather and now its just cold.  Night before last it got down to 49 deg F.... well it's not snowing but its damn cold!

Marley does not feel the cold however and we have to trick her into sleeping into full feeted pyjamas and then check on her every couple of hours to throw a blanket over her.  Jacob on the other hand has no say in the matter yet and has been wearing a cosy teddy bear costume that is extra warm.  I'm sure he will kill me for that one day!

I thought in this time of limbo between summer and fall I would explain a little more about our boat.  First a tour;

Its a 1987 45' Gulfstar.  When we bought it the engine was shot so all we have to move her are the sails and our tender the Scout.  Below deck once you enter from the companion way there is an open plan dinning and sitting area where we spend most of our time.  We eat at the rotating table on one side of the boat and Jacob's two chairs, his lounger and his feeding chair take up most of the other side of the boat and couch.  There is a cute TV DVD where we mostly watch Disney movies with Marley.

Up forward is Marley's quarters.  She has her own bunk which was originally the king size V-berth but we took one side of the mattress out to make her room special for her with all her books and toys.  She has her own access to her own bathroom (head) which also opens into the living room.

Marley's room



Heading aft from there is the galley (kitchen)  We have a large drop down fridge with a small freezer, lots of cupboard space and a gas oven and stove top (2 burners).  There is also a small round basin for the washing up.  That is probably the main thing I miss about the house... the dishwasher!



Heading aft is a small hallway where we have our computer centre, engine room and some cupboards filled with miscellaneous items.



Jen in Galley



All the way aft is our sleeping quarters.  It is a spacious room with a full size bed, two shelves on either side that act as storage for clothes and then our own private head and separate shower.  Jacob sleeps on one of the shelves with his own mattress next to his small plastic containers that store is clothes.



Jacob on main cabin bed



Jacob in his bog boy bed!



Firsts!

This morning on the ferry Jacob did his first real hearty giggles.  He has been giggling every now and then but today on our ride back to dockyard while I changed him on the seat he let out some real hearty giggles. He sounded just like Marley when she first started to laugh.  People say she gets it from me; i'm not sure of that as my own laugh is kind of annoying but their little giggles are the best sound in the entire world! Its so pure and sincere you can't help but laugh out loud yourself!
Tonight was Marley's first trip to the movies.  I knew she would be fine as she has her daddy's habit of becoming completely engorged in whatever she is watching.  A bomb could seriously go off next to them and they wouldn't notice if the TV is on.  So I knew she would be able to sit through a film without becoming restless or getting distracted but I didn't know it would be this much fun.
Auntie Abbie had bought us tickets to the movies for our birthday's (nana and I share the same day) and we decided to add Marley into the mix.  All weekend she talked about her outing with "just the girls".  Tonight daddy met us in town and "just the girls" filed into the 5:45 showing of Happy Feet Two at Speciality Theatre.  We got Marley some dinner and made sure she went to the bathroom before we went in which meant the previews were already over than the lights were off.  This didn't bother her one bit, she just marched in (asking us if this was where the movie was) and sat in her own seat, dinner on her lap and special "Eric" drink cup on her arm rest.  She even attempted the 3D glasses but soon gave up on them as they were too big.  She sat through the whole thing without complaint.  There was the odd humorous comment about the plot of the movie but all in all she did excellent!!!
Side notes:  When did the movies get so expensive?! also Happy Feet (both of them) have to be some of the greatest movies, they have so many layers (any age can enjoy) and the message is better than any other Disney movie.... Mambo reminds me of Captain Planet from our day!
Bad news is the weather was gorgeous today, perfect boating weather and there is a scheduled 30 knots for Friday and the weekend.  Asked Mark if we should just go sailing during the weeks and send him to work on the weekends instead to sort it all out!