Tag Archives: Portland

I’m impressed

The shock of moving from sunny Florida to Portland last winter is finally wearing off (just as winter is starting again). Among Portland’s other attributes that really impressed me last week is their mass transit system. It consists of light … Continue reading

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The joys of owning a floating home

While owning a floating home may be romantic and fun, there are definite downsides. Actually quite a few but I’ll only talk about the latest incident. Janice had a party planned for her Portland relatives. They were to arrive in … Continue reading

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We’ve expanded our family

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 … Continue reading

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New Boat

C-Dory in our boatwell Settling in has taken more time than I thought. Guess that’s why I’ve been neglecting my blog. Well we just got our new boat, so we’re officially settled. She’s a 2007 C-Dory 25 which we bought … Continue reading

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Settling In

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. … Continue reading

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New Adventure

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 … Continue reading

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Sold!

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 … Continue reading

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