THIS is why we liveaboard

Its a 150 foot walk from the boat up to the showers every morning, and 150 feet back.  Rain or shine, no matter how cold out.  Is it worth it?   You tell me.

This is what greeted me yesterday morning on my return trip from the shower.  This is also why we decided not to shrinkwrap the boat.  We want the view.   So, we're a little chillier without the shrinkwrap.

We also enjoy the ever present waterfowl.   Swans, Canada Geese, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Sea Gulls.... they are all our neighbors.    It was particularly cold the other morning, and several of the Canada Geese overslept and got frozen in, it seems.   It was so cold, the Sea Gulls were standing on one foot to warm the other.

There were a couple of Canada Geese that overslept.  It seems that this guy was sleeping one off or something.

His buddies also seemed concerned, and the whole flock paddled up to see what was the matter.

I'm not sure how it turned out since I had to go to work, but I'm guessing that the geese who were frozen in managed to free themselves, either by wiggling around enough to break the thin ice, or by waiting for the sun to help out.

Pam and I have been living aboard for ten months now.  We can't imagine living any other way.