From Boat People to Trailer Trash?
15 July 2012 | Southern Gate, Stanley Bridge PEI
Cheryl
Yes, it has been a while since you have heard from us and it might be that some of you are wondering where and how we are. Just in case there are one or two of you out there wondering, here is an update.
We are in PEI and living on our property "Southern Gate". It is located in the Stanley Bridge area, which is halfway between Summerside and Charlettown in a very beautiful area of the province. Because we left the boat in Antigua, we bought a used 5th wheel Citation trailer and are calling it home until we head to Ottawa late August for one more year and until I retire. Our plan is to build our retirement home here, so in order to make the trailer functional we put in services (well, power, septic) and have been landscaping parts of the property, all of which put us well ahead of our building schedule for next summer. The weather here has been georgeous and we have just had a ball playing on the land.
Chick is doing some sail racing but I have not been on the water since leaving Antigua. Guess you could say I traded my life jacket in for a trowel!!
Given our land status this will be our last entry on the blog. In closing what for us was a wonderful adventure with our family and friends, we want to wish everyone happy and peaceful lives, and for you sailers fair winds.