Survived the holidays!

This year's holiday season was the first test of having a full compliment of people aboard. During the week between christmas and new years we had 5 full time residents on the boat. It ended up working surprisingly well. The kids were in the aft cabin, we had a guest in the salon and Carrie and I were up in the forward cabin. Accommodations were tight but all in all there was little in the way of banging together.

The resources aboard were strained a bit but it seems to have come through without being too far stretched. We nearly ran out of water as we were making use of a lot more to clean the dishes for five as opposed to two. The head that we were hoping to get set up with the new AirHead didn't happen in time for the new group but the old standard marine head worked, mostly... Having to close the door to keep the fragrance of nature in the head cubicle was a challenge but it worked.

The weather mostly cooperated as well. There was snow and frost this time but not nearly as much as there was in the previous weeks. We had a small power glitch one night during a storm but I fixed the dodgy wire and things seem to have settled down and gotten back to working correctly.

All things considered I feel that the biggest test of the boat to date was a qualified success. I am looking forward to spring and summer aboard and having the ability to get out on the boat away from the dock.

Cheers!