Well 2020 was certainly one for the history books and 2021 seems to be starting off on the same thread – the pandemic is still raging, with new variants causing extra challenges, we are confined to our household bubbles and masks are mandatory everywhere. Add to that the craziness that is the American political and social scene and the world feels pretty out of sync right now. But vaccines are starting to be administered – it will take time for everything to go back to any sort of semblance of normal – likely fall before everyone is vaccinated… The inauguration is next week – both a hopeful and terrifying prospect – with the violence in the US Capitol in the last couple of weeks and the idea that the idiots who follow the man who refuses to accept his loss are prepping for more violence, I think most of the world will be holding their breath next week.

Hopefully though this year will bring more visits with friends and family – we so miss those visits. The pandemic has necessitated a delay in our departure date – we are now aiming for 2022 – so we will make good use of this year to get projects done. Our next big purchase is a Hydrovane and we are excited to add that to our boat – it will truly feel like we are prepping for offshore when that is installed!

Aside from that is of course the need to get stuff done around (and outside) the house so that we can be in a position to rent it out when we go – so many projects, so little time and no motivation!

My goal is to get back here more this year – as we tick off jobs and get work done.

Stay posted!