Saturday, October 27, 2018

Back from Vacation and to my Boat -- wow it's cold!

I just spent 10 days in Florida enjoying family, sunshine, and parks.  I'm super tired and adjusting to fog and rain and cooler days.  Now it's time to keep working on organizing my houseboat and getting ready for my first winter on the lake!

The first problem to solve is heat.  There are a few in wall heaters (required by law) but they specifically say I can't have anything near them for safety reasons.  This is a problem, so the only one I can actually use is in the bathroom.  So far I am using that and two stand alone heaters, but I think I'm going to get an oil radiator heater too.

I am lucky that my bedroom can be closed off so it's a lot easier to heat.  It also has only two small windows and I installed curtains along the bed so it's easier to keep it warm.  If I get all of my stuff into my bedroom or bathroom I can get ready for the day and leave without entering the larger part of the house.  So far so good!  I am having electric challenges with the heaters and other appliances, specifically my electric tea kettle, but it's all workable.  I'm just going to have to get a low power one or break down and get a stovetop tea kettle.

What is next?  Now that I don't need shorts anymore, I need to swap out winter/summer stuff from storage.  I'm still looking for more space saving/organisation solutions and eventually hook up with a boat handyman guy to see if I can get some shelves installed and possibly some other things.

It's been quite a year! or F*** 2020

 I realized the other day that it had been a while since I updated.  I am going to blame 2020 and Covid.   Brief summary of this past year: ...