The Search is Over

[canyonbat]

Originally Posted by Tetepare

Congrats. You're ahead of us.

Now comes the worst year of your life. Finding little things wrong, trying to figure out how things work, where this and that lead to, and trying to fix. Rest assured though after a year you'll be in a better place.

Oh crap! We did not need to see this. We are less than two weeks away from moving on to our, new to us, Beneteau 40 for the summer. Nerves are frayed thin already in anticipation and tempers are short, very unlike us.

[The Apprentice]

Canyonbat...


Who said owning a boat was easy...Its the excitement of playing Dick Tracey and solving the little mystery's ...and also to make you reach for your beverage of choice and say 'now that was not so bad after all'...Yeh right, who am I trying kid..!!

[noelex 77]

Congratulations.

Keep the stories coming.

[The Apprentice]

Thanks Noelex 77....

[wolfgal]

Thank you for your story!

I am in awe of those who can do it the spreadsheet way (correctly).

Enjoy!!!!

[savoir]

Originally Posted by The Apprentice

Savoir..
$45/kg...double ouch...
I love living in Spain...the price of ham is great..
The Serrano ham is fantastic

Western groceries are expensive on most of the Pacific islands. Expect at least double or triple whatever you might be used to. The ham was a French brand of whole boned leg but at least it was real ham. Loaf ham was much cheaper. I wound up with Australian leg ham at about $30-35/kg.

[Rivatar]

If you are passing morning bay anytime soon Ann & Jim, drop in for coffee, would love to meet so much walking experience in real life.
"Retour"

[CaptsWife]

What a great story! So happy for you!!

I see you have a great swim platform. IMHO, swim platforms are priceless. We swim regularly from the back of our boat when we daysail. Love it. AND, once we take off for whereverland, it will be much easier to get on the dinghy.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Rivatar

If you are passing morning bay anytime soon Ann & Jim, drop in for coffee, would love to meet so much walking experience in real life.
"Retour"

Crikeys!! We've been anchored there for a fortnight, and have been meaning to come say G'day to you. Then on Thursday we both left for other places, us soon after you. We'll be back in a few days... and would be glad to have an eyeball if you too have returned.

Jim

[The Apprentice]

Hi Capswife...
A swim platform was one of the features we wanted when we commenced the search...
The other was a bed that you did not have to climb over the other person to get in or out off...

[Quebramar]

Welcome to the club of apprentices [emoji847]
Did the jump 2 years ago and indeed the first year was a very busy but amazingly exciting one. I'm looking forward to your XL list, for IM learning g every day... and CF members are a superb wealth of wisdom and help.

[The Apprentice]

Morning Quebramar...


Yes exciting time ahead for sure...


I was actually working on the XL yesterday...adding a few extra details and updating the 'costs to date' aspect....Its scary when you have the numbers laid out to see how much has actually been spent....


As they say; we are here for a short time, not a long time, make it a good time'..

[BigNash]

How about the name of the surveyor as I have been shopping too!

[The Apprentice]

Hi BigNash...
If you PM me I can provide you his contact details..
He really took the time to understood my expectations...and he came through...and on top of all that he is reasonably priced..