We finally arrived in Savannah, GA on January 29th, 2009 to board the sailboat that sat dormant for 5 months awaiting the new owners that were taking a big leap to 'live the dream' and live on the sailboat and cruise for about a year.
Our sailboat is named "Dun Workin" which seemed very appropriate to us because we have both reach the so called 'golden years' and it was time to retire and enjoy life. Chuck has seen and done a lot of things in his lifetime, but Charlotte has been a bit of a workaholic and not ventured outside the 'box' most of her life..... It's time.
When we arrived in Savannah, after 2 weeks on the road the weather wasn't exactly warm. This part of the country has a cold front moving through and the highs for the next couple of days is about 50, but (get this Coloradoians) the lows will be in the mid 20's (we thought we left this behind - haha). Thank goodness we had a little electric on the boat to make it nice and toasty down below. In spite of the weather, we are very excited to finally be here and get things in order. We have Chuck's pickup and Charlotte's Infiniti full of 'stuff'' to bring aboard. Chuck keeps saying the boat is going to sink.... He hasn't seen me (Charlotte) really organize yet.....
We took our time getting down here after leaving Colorado, stopping to see friends along the way. We spent one night and part of a day in Galveston and saw some of the wreckage from Hurricane Ike that his them in 2008. Amazing to see up close what mother nature can do with wind and water.
So today the work begins. We will be making our long list of "to do's" and start doing. Unloading the vehicles will be done in small increments so there is room to move around the boat as we make it our home. It may be 40', but clutter around can make it seem like 20' in a hurry.
Leaving Colorado for this great adventure was of course happy and sad at the same time. Family is all there, and we had some great friends as well that we will miss. But....family and friendship extends across the miles, and we are confident that we will see everyone again some time. And don't forget the open offer .... come see us and sail with us for a few days. We will use this format to keep everyone up to date on our progress and our course in the event you may want to join us.
Well this is all for now and we will send pictures later when I get a little more organized and download some onto the computer.
Chuck & Charlotte
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