Have there been problems? You bet!

Mike and his first mate.

First, about the dogs!  Marley is a true salty dog.  She's loving the boat and everything boat related.  We tried out our new dinghy the other day and she launched herself into it then proceeded to roam all over its tiny 9 foot expanse in order to make it her own.  There won't be any problem with her and the dinghy!  Senna is a different dog too.  Although far from being termed salty, she has turned a corner and is her old self again...sigh of relief!   Mike and I were truly worried that her time had come and we weren't ready to say goodbye.  Life is pretty sweet when both dogs are happy!

And problems...we've had a few!

The poop tank...let's just say it was getting full way too fast.  We were hardly using the heads, preferring to go up to land to use the very nice facilities at the marina, yet the tank was showing 3/4 then full after just a couple days of midnight use.  Unfortunately, we had a tank sensor malfunction that needed to be fixed.  This fix involves opening the tank...imagine that!  I'm glad I was at work when that problem was tackled!  But fixed it is, and we continue to use it only at night without it filling too quickly.  

and the heads...the forward head needed to be rebuilt.  Not a fun job, but way better than fixing the sensor rods on the poop tank!  Mike made short work out of that and we now have a fully functioning forward head.  Stateroom head - leaking water!  This one was fixed by adjusting/tightening some hoses and is now dry, except the damage was done to the linoleum flooring.  No worries though, we wanted to replace that flooring, in fact all the flooring in the boat, so the stateroom head will just come first!  

But let's talk about the good things!

Waking up just as the sun rises and having coffee in the helm, which is just like an atrium.  I start my day with caffeine and sunshine all around and couldn't think of a better way to wake up!  

The sea life is amazing.  I'm enjoying watching seals, herons, gulls, tiny fish and all manner of dock-hanger-ons that live by gluing themselves to our walkways.  

Falling asleep to the creaking and rocking of this old boat, indescribable!  After a long hard day, I can't think of a better resting place.

And finally, figuring stuff out.  This one's harder to categorize...it's more like a feel that the learning curve is getting less steep!  Nice!