...and all through the Cinkewicz's house, spread far and wide were packages and boxes, bags and suitcases filled with items to be moved onto our boat first thing in the morning...
We just came back yesturday from the Annual McFadden Family gathering in Avalon and I am in NO way ready to pack up, clean out, or organize anything. Mike said to me a couple of weeks ago (in reference to why he knows I actually do want to go on this trip) "You are so stubborn that if you dont want to do something, you just wont"...yea, well I really dont want to finish packing, so pointless blog time, yea!!! (yes, I know the procrastination saying)
The hardest part about this whole situation, isnt the actual sail for me...its condensing my and Mike's life down to the bare min. I by no means think we are/were materialistic, but dear lord do we have a lot of crap! We weeded and reweeded a bunch of times, but yet still today I had to go through and think "Do I really need 3 sweatshirts? 7 pair of jeans? or 6 different kinds of shampoo? Answer is no...not because I dont think I actually need them, but more cause I have no where to put it!!!
Which then leads onto the other issuse I am facing...storage. If anyone has some creative ideas, please let me know! I am going from a 6x9 kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 3.5 closets, huge bathrooms to a 37' sail...with only one small closet....which Mike claimed, so...
Plan as of now is to load starting at 7am...we hope to be finished by 4ish to set sail for the Atlantic Highlands. Its only a 2 hour est sail, but we want to leave from there for the big journey down the Jersey Coast. Plus side, we will be eventually staying in Atlantic City (Golden Nuggest Marina) so, could be fun to join us for a night!
Our food and dry goods run to Walmart, ShopRite and BJ's wasnt too bad...really had to talk ourselves out of some items...and actually Walmart was the worst and wayyy over budget...boo. Since no one else seemed to ever actually list the provisions for a trip like this (sail around the world, yes...sail down the ICW, no..) I will create a list and some must haves as another entry...
Its also the last night with Salty Dog until 15/16 of September!!! Going to miss my puppy like whoa!!!
SO sleepy. cant wait until the Cheasapeak so I can be lazy and sleep in, and take random cat naps in the sun on deck!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
And so it begins...
So, I decided it was time to start the dreaded blog....Mike has been telling everyone to follow me, as I will be creating/maintaining/posting about our sail, so guess I should actually get to it!
Mike and I decided about 3 years ago, our goal/dream was to go sailing down the IWC (Intercoastal Waterway), with the hopes of exploring the Chesapeake and further south (Bahamas!!!). Our first step was getting a boat; and while I love dearly our little 1964 19' Oday, I am 100% positive staying on that for months at a time would have ended in one of our deaths...and not by sea.
After our wedding in October 2010, we started the "Great Boat" search with a vengeance. We had limited money, and knew we were going to get a nice fixer-uper. We went from Newport, RI all the way to Maryland in search for this elusive boat...and we found it on LI, right next to our old college (where Mike was teaching at the time)...go figure. She was a serious bargain and would require very little "fixing". Her original name was still on when we bought her, so to appease Poseidon, we never mentioned what her name was to be for many, many months (took me forever to scrape that paint off!) but eventually, the You & I was outfitted and ready for her (and our) big move from Glen Cove, LI to her new home at the Raritan Yacht Club (RYC) in Perth Amboy, NJ. Having only sailed in Barnagat Bay and on a significantly smaller boat, this was a harrowing, but exciting task that we (Mike) looked forward to. To see some of the photos (and my awesome Salty Dog) of the trip(s):
Sea Trek: The 1st Voyage
Sea Trek 2: Block Island
It was only recently that this dream of sailing started to fall into place...and with only 1 week long cruise under our belt, we are gonna do it...6 months on a boat...with my husband...and Salty...and no storage....We are hoping to cast off the mooring at RYC August 30th...but as the captain is currently in Alaska (who leaves their wife to pack up the condo/boat alone a week before they set sail!!!) and I am still working until next Friday, this date may change slightly.
Mike and I decided about 3 years ago, our goal/dream was to go sailing down the IWC (Intercoastal Waterway), with the hopes of exploring the Chesapeake and further south (Bahamas!!!). Our first step was getting a boat; and while I love dearly our little 1964 19' Oday, I am 100% positive staying on that for months at a time would have ended in one of our deaths...and not by sea.
After our wedding in October 2010, we started the "Great Boat" search with a vengeance. We had limited money, and knew we were going to get a nice fixer-uper. We went from Newport, RI all the way to Maryland in search for this elusive boat...and we found it on LI, right next to our old college (where Mike was teaching at the time)...go figure. She was a serious bargain and would require very little "fixing". Her original name was still on when we bought her, so to appease Poseidon, we never mentioned what her name was to be for many, many months (took me forever to scrape that paint off!) but eventually, the You & I was outfitted and ready for her (and our) big move from Glen Cove, LI to her new home at the Raritan Yacht Club (RYC) in Perth Amboy, NJ. Having only sailed in Barnagat Bay and on a significantly smaller boat, this was a harrowing, but exciting task that we (Mike) looked forward to. To see some of the photos (and my awesome Salty Dog) of the trip(s):
Sea Trek: The 1st Voyage
Sea Trek 2: Block Island
It was only recently that this dream of sailing started to fall into place...and with only 1 week long cruise under our belt, we are gonna do it...6 months on a boat...with my husband...and Salty...and no storage....We are hoping to cast off the mooring at RYC August 30th...but as the captain is currently in Alaska (who leaves their wife to pack up the condo/boat alone a week before they set sail!!!) and I am still working until next Friday, this date may change slightly.
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