We were desperate to get back to the water once again so we took advantage of the surprisingly warm early spring day yesterday. John is getting stronger and more agile every day so don't let this picture fool you. John's much more comfortable on the boat than he looks. He still has to sit high as his hip doesn't bend all the way to 90 degrees easily. For several hours we just sat in the cockpit, took in the panoramic view out into the bay and soaked up the sun. Next weekend, we'll pull the bubbler (it's too heavy for me to do by myself and John wants to wait one more week before putting that kind of pressure on his leg). The darn thing weighs 15 pounds easily and it will be covered in mud.
We've made a commitment to ourselves to retire as soon as the boat is paid off. Our retirement trip will be a year on the water -- down the intercoastal water with, hopefully, a couple of day trips out onto the ocean, and a lazy time in Florida. Given the boat loan --- that's still about two years away. The good news is that gives us two years to prepare -- me to get my "six pack" license and John to learn all the boat systems and be able to do his own maintenance.
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