I’ve been neglecting this blog for a while, but we’re so excited about the latest news that I had to get back to it.

Five months after losing Schooner we felt we were dogless long enough. We decided to adopt a rescue dog, but after visiting several humane societies and rescue groups we just couldn’t find a suitable dog. So we broke down, went to a breeder and adopted/bought a 3 month old black Labradoodle. We’ve had him for only one night so far and of course he cried most of the night in his kennel. It was tempting to bring him to bed with us but that’s not what one is supposed to do, so we didn’t. Hope tonight goes better.

What I’ve learned about black dogs is that they’re very hard to photograph. All the still photos I’ve taken of him just look like a black blob and don’t show off his cuteness. This Youtube video is a little better, but not great. http://youtu.be/tOizAT8lK-I

Friday Harbor C-Dory gathering

On the boating front we recently came back from a C-Dory owners rally in Friday Harbor, WA. Was great meeting a nice group of people and learned a lot. We drove there rather than taking the boat as we don’t yet have a towing vehicle. Up until now we’ve only been able to travel up and down the Columbia and Willamette Rivers which has been somewhat limiting. I have an appointment tomorrow to look at a 2005 Chevy Suburban with an 8 liter V8 which should be adequate to tow our 8500 lb boat and trailer combo.

I hope to display some more dog photos as soon as I figure out the proper exposure.

We’ve been here about a week now. I’ve been too busy to blog. Still unpacking and learning about living in a floating home (things like logs, stringers, honeypots etc.). Above is a photo of our house from the river side. (Not sure which is considered the front or back of the house). The large darker colored rectangular object is the garage door for our boat (which we haven’t purchased yet).

We’ve been waking up to temperatures in the high 20’s and fog. (I miss Florida already). I’m told though that the weather in the summer here is the best in the country. (We’ll see).

Well I better get back to work.

We’ve rented out our house in Florida and bought a “floating home” on the Columbia River in Portland, OR. We left Florida Jan. 2nd and today we’re in Las Cruces, NM. Should be in Portland the 9th or 10th. (assuming we don’t get stuck in a snowstorm).

We’re taking the southern route (I-10) to avoid the snow at the mountain passes in the Rockies, but despite this it’s been freezing at night (literally) and snowing in Texas. Luckily Janice insisted I buy warm clothes for the trip and winter life in Portland.

Well we did it. A lot faster than I thought. We closed today and the new owners will be sailing her away from our dock tomorrow AM. It was a pretty smooth transaction and I think Latitude Adjustment will be in good hands.

As for our next adventure, we decided to move to Portland, Or and live on a houseboat. Over the next several months we will be taking trips there (by airplane) looking for a place to live.

We’ll keep you informed.