Countdown

One week from today, a mere 7 days, Yogi dog and I will be winging our way towards Belgium and our Echo boat.  My family has been extraordinarily hospitable but I wanna' go home and our modest, little boat is just that....home.

Although, from what I have heard and seen, the modest boat is becoming less so.  Dwight has been working very hard.  Look what he has accomplished.

A seat, a seat

With storage space, space, space

Our Echo was missing so many things that make life aboard easier and enough stowage was a big one.  Dwight deserves a huge pat on his back for building the settee.  Lumber is so expensive in Europe but if you happen to be in a marina where someone is upgrading a rather large barge and if you do a little dumpster diving all kinds of good wood will be at your disposal, well, maybe not all kinds but enough to build a great little settee.  And, if you are lucky, you also have a generous neighbor with a few power tools.


Dwight also has another surprise for me but he won't tell me what it is.  This is the first time in his life that he hasn't blurted out a secret.  I will lay odds that he won't be able to contain himself for another week.

Now there will be no lazing around getting over jet lag for me when I get to the boat.  We'll have to find fabric, foam and stain so that I can match the settee to our wood and sew cushions and pillows for comfort.  My nice little European sewing machine is going to get a work out....me, too.

Dwight's even put the right name on the boat

Awwwww