Putting it all together... where??? I don't know!!!

Our office has turned into a storage shed for the BOGO deal at Publix!! We have been grabbing a bottle here and a can there for about two months now. I sit and try to think of what kind of meals we will want and then plan accordingly......well my healthy self does anyway. The brutal honesty of it all will be when Ray and I dive into the Doritos and Oatmeal Cream Pies because we are just too tired after a long day sailing to cook anything!! Our freezer isn't endless, so it is devoted to vacuum sealed chicken, steaks, burgers and meatballs. We hope to catch our fish dinner, but just in case, we need something other than the aforementioned Oatmeal Cream Pies!! Tomorrow, I have to find a space for all of this food somewhere aboard Nu Trix.

This year we had a foam topper made for our bunk! I've tried it out and WOW is it comfortable! All Marine Canvas has been a life saver for our boat! Doug, the owner, made our bimini, dodger, cockpit cushions, settee cushions and now our berth topper complete with a fitted sheet. What a big difference to our sleeping quarters. Doug is quite reasonable so if you are in the Punta Gorda area and need canvas work, he is definitely your guy!!                                                                                                                                                

I'm very happy with how everything seems to be coming together. We spent last Sunday at IKEA buying baskets and containers and towels and knives and measuring cups and a couple of things that Im sure we didn't really need, but hey, its IKEA!! That is one fun part of provisioning for a long trip, getting to go shop for cool things that you just cannot live without!!! No matter what we pay here in the States will be small in comparison with the prices in the Bahamas. Other than Nassau, there aren't very many stores to grab sheets and towels and other necessities that make a boat a home. Ray has been busy with getting our boat ready also. We now have an autopilot, a bigger and better inverter, a bluetooth stereo, new chart books, an ELECTRIC toilet...(hey it's the little things that make this girl happy) and shades to keep the tropical sun and prying eyes out of our salon area! He really is a pretty handy guy to have around! I think I will keep him!!!
So there you have it!! The ins and outs of getting ready for an eight week excursion. Well not all of it, but that's for another day.  Our home for the summer is comfortable for us and more than ready to go next Wednesday....... okay, hopefully ready to go next Wednesday..... okay, a little panic is setting in!!! Regardless however, ready or not, here we come!!!!