As we continue our stay anchored in Stuart, Ron thought that today's entry would answer the question "What do they do all day on that boat"? So here it goes. We usually get up between 6:00 AM and 7:00AM and listen to Chris Parker's weather report on the Single Side Band Radio (SSB). Then our daughter calls on her way to work to say hello. After that, on days when we are not traveling, we dinghy into shore and do a 4 mile run followed by a shower and breakfast. Next it is time to do boat chores. They can range from polishing the stainless steel fittings, to changing fluids and filters on the engine, defrosting the fridge and freezer, cleaning the dinghy, washing the boat or basic household chores in the cabin. After boat chores the daily log is completed. Other times the blog is also updated.

What is a little different for us living on a boat is that certain tasks that once were easy to do are now much more time consuming and labor intensive, such as the following: Grocery shopping- This is a task Ron use to do every Thursday night on his way home from work. He never had to look for a Wegmans, it was always in the same place and he knew he could fit all the groceries in the car. Now, we have to find a store, decide if we can walk, use the dinghy, or take the bikes, bus or courtesy car. Once the mode of transportation is chosen that determines how much we can buy. One of our more interesting trips was when we were in Crab Creek Alley on the Chesapeake Bay when we biked over 2 miles to the grocery store, and carried back well over $150.00 worth of groceries. Laundry-We don't have a washer and dryer on board so we have to find a laundromat. When life is good we are at a marina where they have a laundry facility. Many times we have to dinghy into shore, and bike or walk to a laundromat. Either way you are locked to that washer and dryer until it is all done unlike home where you can throw in a load and go about doing other things. Waste disposal- Hopefully, none of you have to worry about how much your toilet is used. We on the other hand have a 30 gallon tank which when filled needs to be emptied. That means going into a marina with a pump out station or calling a mobile pump out service. Water supply- Although we are surrounded by water, we do not have an unlimited supply of fresh water. That means that as our 150 gallon supply runs low, we need to A) When purchasing diesel, ask if we can fill our water tanks or B) If we are able to find shore side public access to water, we dinghy in and fill up our 20 gallons worth of portable water jugs until our tanks are full. Then last but not least, there is the job of planning out where we will be traveling to next.

An important rule that we have, which was passed on to us by a wise cruiser, is that all chores should be done by 1:00 so that you can enjoy the rest of the day. Those fun things are what you normally read about in our blog.

So just in case you were wondering, this is a typical day in our life on Scheherazade.