New Boat Neighbors

One of the best things about Scott and my decision to live on a boat is all the new people we've met. We lived in our last house for 4 years, and knew maybe 3 or 4 of our neighbors. Now we are constantly meeting new people. We have our neighbors that live on their boats here at the marina, people that have boats here but don't live on them. Then there are those that bring their boats into the marina sometimes for a few days before moving on. And people who have boats are generally very friendly, helpful, and happy people.

Recently 2 sailboats with live aboards have moved in and made our dock their new home. Right next door is a woman living on her boat with her 2 adult children. We got to talking the other day and realized that we are both from Utah. How small a world is that. We grew up about 15 minutes away from each other and now we both live on our boats in Florida. It was crazy. I love having someone with that in common. We can talk about and both understand how we never can have good hair days anymore with all the humidity here that I can still can't get used to.

Our first golf tournament

Debbie and I played in our first golf tournament together on Monday. We have obviously played golf together before, but this was the first time in a "competitive" event. The event benefited the Hubbard House (an organization dedicated to aiding victims of domestic violence). I was a little concerned that one of us might need the services of Hubbard House after the event, but we ended up having a great time...didn't play too well, but it was fun. Check out this video of our playing partners...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfS-h96hOHI

Back Home

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. We went to Utah for spring break and spent some time skiing and snowmobiling with the boys. Before we left though, we were finally able to put Up & Dirty back into the water. It was really cool to see the lift pick up the boat and slip it gently down in the water.

It's a little hard to see, but the man driving this is sitting in a seat in between the tires on this side of the boat.
He drove it back over the water and then lowers it down.


Scott and I then drove it back up to our marina. It took us about 3 1/2 hours, which was a lot quicker than it took to get down there. Having the bottom done really helped it move smoother and go faster in the water.
And not that I don't love my father-in-law, but it's good to be back in our own house. I mean boat.