Manic Monday ‘Click’

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Posted on: March 11th, 2007

You may have figured out from some of the posts I write Kent and I are boaters! Yes, really - we love boating and spend May to September aboard our boat, traveling the BC coast, fishing, prawning and holidaying.

We enjoy having friends and family join us from time to time and thought we had the ultimate boat - a 39 foot Bayliner with 2 staterooms and 2 heads. It was fabulous the first 2 years and it slept 6 comfortably enough.

BUT, we ended up crowded and had very little storage room for ’stuff’, especially since we lived aboard much of the time, and when we had company aboard, I had to just let it all be - there was no where to store bags, clothes toys, suitcases, coats, food, etc…. so you know where I’m going…

Anyone who knows me, knows I’m particular (that’s a nice way of saying “CLEAN UP YOUR STUFF - OR IT’S GOING OVERBOARD” and everything needs to be in it’s place at all times.

Well, our family has expanded in the past 4 years and we finally got a KLU - and you know it takes 10 KLIKS to make a KLU, and we made the decision to buy a larger boat. That sounds pretty logical and easy, right?

Kent put our boat on the market a little over a year ago. We had lots of soft interest as our boat is as near perfect as a 5 year old boat can be. I think I said before I cleaned it top to bottom with a toothbrush - Kent’s of course, and we always kept things in good condition.

Well, it sold - it’s a done deal, the money is in the bank, and our offer has been accepted on a 52 foot Bayliner. The boat is in Baltimore - yes, that Baltimore - Maryland - a LONG way from Beautiful British Columbia!

Here’s where it gets a little tricky, but if everything CLICKS Kent will fly to Baltimore, to be present for the marine survey, and if all goes well, I’ll join him and we’ll head off down the Intracoastal Waterway, with Fort Lauderdale being our destination.

From there, the boat will be loaded on a freighter, head across the Caribbean, travel through the Panama Canal, into the Pacific Ocean, around Mexico and up the West Coast to Victoria.

Of course, I’ve over simplified the whole process so I won’t bore you to tears, but that’s our general plan.

So, my question to y’all, “Does anyone out there in bloggerland know anything about the inland waterway? ” If you live on or near the waterway, what can you tell me about it, about the marinas, about the facilities or about the sights and tourist attractions?

I know we can research much of it online - but there’s nothing like hearing it from the horse’s mouth too!

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Imma ( Alice) said on March 12th, 2007 at 2:11 am

WOW!!!!!

Imma Impressed
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Jamie said on March 12th, 2007 at 5:12 am

First congratulations on the boat. Wish you could adopt me. Second if you don’t get some help from someone you know better go to this blog

Morning Martini

The lady is Patricia but she goes by Pop and lives in Florida. If she doesn’t know about something there no does and she is very very nice (rescues turtles and everything)
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Helen said on March 12th, 2007 at 10:58 am

Impressive!
When I went to Canada (it’s still kind of weird that I was in more or less the same place as you without, of course, knowing it) we went canoeing all the time. Incredibly good fun!
Helen
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Crazy Working Mom said on March 12th, 2007 at 11:02 am

Great post! It really CLICKED with me.

Happy Monday.
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Sanni said on March 12th, 2007 at 4:28 pm

WOW! I´m impressed, too. =)
And I´m sorry to tell the only Marina I can deal with is the Marina in Duisburg where I am and some other Marinas in Germany. But I´m looking forward to click on your link to see some pictures =)
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Travis said on March 12th, 2007 at 5:51 pm

Great post!! And congrats on the new boat - it sounds fantastic.

Don’t know much about the inland waterway, but I do have a question. With all the miles this boat has to travel, will you have it in time to enjoy this season?

Congrats again and happy boating!
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AMAZING GRACIE said on March 12th, 2007 at 6:57 pm

Congrats to you and hubby!!! That must be a dream come true. The only thing I know about the waterways is that they’re wet. Enjoy yourselves whichever road you find yourselves on…
~~~Blessings~~~
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PARLANCHEQ said on March 12th, 2007 at 10:43 pm

Wow, can’t offer up any info on the inland waterway myself, but your general plan sounds awesome. Good luck and happy sails.
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Last Minute Lyn said on March 13th, 2007 at 5:46 am

I’m so jealous..thats one of my want to do’s..Travel the inland waterway
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Kai said on March 13th, 2007 at 10:15 am

Hubby wants to know if you will adopt him? LOL
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Skittles said on March 13th, 2007 at 10:19 am

Woohooo for the new boat!
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