These days we are winterizing our boat and then on November 7th we will winterize ourselves at home in Heidelberg.
On October 31, the tractor in Vliho pulled us ashore to the boatyard. Great work by the boatyard- team. The boat is stable, but it's still rocking for us. Our sense of balance can't get used to the fact that we're standing on land. The boat is on the water and that's where it rocks. That is the message to our senses. We already know that.
We prepare Aglaya for the winter break - a long to-do list, from packing the sails, cleaning everything below deck and on deck, small repairs, drying the fridge, packing supplies and textiles well, filling the diesel tanks and emptying the water tanks to tying up the winter tarpaulin.
Fortunately, we have warm, dry weather this year, so we can do everything in peace and quiet and enjoy the sun and the beautiful evening atmosphere from time to time. During the day it is still just over 20 degrees, at night it cools down to 13 degrees. In the morning, the boat is soaking wet from the dew. As we drink our coffee, the sun is already drying everything on deck.
We don't really want to get off the boat. But when Aglaya isn't rocking on the water, we start to look forward to the winter break at home with family, friends, homemade music and everything that life on land has to offer.
