Faye's Back Home on Genesis
Well it's been a year. I texted Murdo and told him the squatter has left but not the neighborhood!
I cannot ever express the gratitude to Murdo and his family for all the help, encouragement, friendship and support over the last year.
When Genesis arrived back from Florida she was a mess. The exhaust had blown and it caused nothing but problems. The engines are now all serviced and pretty much every hose replaced.
The tropics did a real number on the boat. The canvas was toast, stainless was rusted, seating destroyed.........
When I thought it was time to move back on the furnace quit. The piece needed was back ordered for months. So I remained on Murdo's boat. Life has a way of taking care of us and to be real honest I would not have been able to move onto the boat at that time, emotionally. I continued to work away on Genesis. I had to go through all the nooks and crannies to get rid of all the extra parts that we carried to keep us safe in foreign waters. I found this to be a very difficult process, however a wonderful friend went through every piece telling me what it was used for and whether I needed it on the boat. Ken was a man of many tools and stuff. A pack rat of sorts. Anyways many weeks later my boat without exaggerating has come out of the water by 6 ". This wouldn't be a problem but now my zinc is above the waterline. Not doing it's job, but I will be lifting her next week and will fix the problem.
One of the things I wanted to do was make the boat my own so I decided to spend the money and redo the galley. Wow, what a difference. it's like having a new boat. I have more space than I could have ever imagine.
So I have been on the boat for a week now and I feel like I am back home. It feels wonderful. I am surrounded by memories but I no longer burst into tears, instead I smile and give thanks that I was so lucky to have spent 3 years doing what most people only dream about.
I have artwork on the walls and counters from all the countries we visited.
Today I put away all the charts from our travels and replaced them with my BC charts. I will reuse them in the future I am sure.
It is now a new chapter in my life and I look forward to embracing what ever may come my way. Ken will guide me but will also allow me to have free will.
My hope and dream is to make a difference in our world to give back as much as I have received.
I will be going on my first outing in June and will write a blog about the wonderful sights here in BC.
Until then.
