It has been a while! But I am back writing, and trying to pick up where we left the 1st of October. First, happy new year! Although March is already up ahead, I wish for 2024 that all the governments lead with righteousness, and all beings on earth may live…
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Visiting Octo & Hammer Time
One of the things I love to do the most, is snorkeling in the ocean and look at all the beautiful creatures just busy doing their thing. Peter had the idea, already some time ago, to visit a reef octopus and give him some shrimp. The last time, we missed…
Rebuilding and moving
The End of the Foam Block
We did it! We removed the fridge! This made me very happy, but the state of the steel underneath it was terrible. Nothing we can’t fix, but the first sight of incredibly thick layers of rust is always somewhat intimidating. It was a very nice process though, and I could…
Rebuilding and moving
Progress in the Galley
The ‘Galley’ is the kitchen of the boat, and it means ‘cooking range or cooking room on a ship’, it dates from 1750. They used to have a separate part on the boat for cooking, because back then, boats were made completely from wood and where there was a kitchen,…
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Getting in the Rhythm
Peter made a lot of progress! The boxes for the batteries are ready and one with the batteries is installed, together with the electric motor and controller. He is going to add some cooling elements around it (I don’t know what exactly yet), but overheating of the controller seems to…
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Chicks & Business
Chicks We discovered a nest! Just beside the fence a bit back in the garden. A very cute white chicken is sitting on it. She probably hoped we wouldn’t see it, but the camouflage was missing on our side, so we could look in the nest and counted five eggs!…
Rebuilding and moving
A Lot of Yoga & A Bit of LIV
Starting a business on Bonaire is an interesting process, you must have a lot of patience and make sure you’ve got all the right documents at the right time. Luckily, everything went well, and I have submitted all the necessary papers to the government to get a permit to start…
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Back to LIV
After weeks of doing everything else but working on LIV, we are finally back! As I wrote in the previous blog, I felt a bit of a threshold for going back. I was afraid new rust had formed and we had to start at zero again. Unfortunately, my forebodings were…
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GREAT Developments
It is 20:41 pm as I write this. Peter is in the background, making funny noises. He had a drink with a good friend/co-worker, and I think he had fun. I really want to stick to my schedule and release an update today, so I better stay a bit focused….
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Blitz-moving – Part 2: Where are we?
Yes, we moved again. This time to a very pretty house, with a beautiful garden, where we can stay until the 10th of October. We don’t have to look for anything after that, because by then the boat will be in the water. Dream big! For that to happen we…