Everyday we prepare for our move.
In the past month:
We’ve made airline reservations for all of us
A reservation on the car train from Orlando to Virginia for when I move the van to New Jersey
Contacted several of the island nations to submit Topaz’s import paperwork
Started crate training Topaz (she hates the crate)
Bought an 8 month supply of kibble
Started Roy on his SCUBA certification
Did massive amounts of sorting, cleaning, clearing and packing our belongings
Straightened out the details for shipping gear to the boat
Applied for health insurance
Requested absentee ballot voting for November
Opened a checking account with Schwab that has no international transaction fees
Converted the SCUBA air compressor from gas to electric
Completed the drogue and chain plates
Bought an EPIRB
Set up a WIFI antenna
Designed the solar panel array and stainless mount
Collected more supplies and tools including zincs, chargers for the starter battery, and a clamp on amp meter
New laptop for some remote work and navigation
Eric and our pal Patrick had a shipping crate built for Makai’s four 230w solar panels. After discussions with Tropical Shipping we found that the optimum box to ship is a series of 39 cu ft boxes weighing 400lbs. From LA to Miami they ship by weight with a 400lb minimum, and from Miami to Grenada they ship by volume with a flat rate box of 39 cu ft being the least expensive price per cu ft.
I’ve been spending countless hours sifting through all of our stuff both at the Cypress condo and our cabin in Angelus Oaks. In both places I’ve sorted ‘stuff’ into piles to donate, box up and save, or take to the boat. I’m trying to box up our belongings that the people using our houses won’t use to prevent it from collecting dust and getting in their way.
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Topaz is a big project. There is not even a question about whether she should go with us, so we had to get to work. To bring a pet into these rabies free island countries we’re required to vaccinate her for everything under the sun, have her blood tested for rabies antibodies, and then apply for permits for each country we’re visiting. Topaz has always had nervous panting and drooling anxiety in the crate. To get her used to the crate she’ll be in when she flies to Grenada, I’ve been giving her daily crate time. While we’re doing school work in the kitchen and during dinner time, she has to hang out in the big evil box.
The pup also likes to eat. Since I’m not sure where I will be able to get this fancy pampered pup chow, we have to take it with us. She gobbles up half a bag a month.
Roy is working hard on making 1st class Boy Scout before we leave. He has a lot of requirements to complete, but we have a list and a plan. He’s also working super hard on getting SCUBA certified. In lieu of classroom time, the dive shop has the students use PADIs elearning website. There are 6 sections, each with many lessons. The lessons are taught with slides, videos and quizzes. He’s been spending long days on this site. I’m very impressed at how well he’s retaining the information and excited he is to know it. Most of what he’s learning I forgot long ago.
While it feels like we’ve done a whole lot of work in the past year, there is still so much to do. There is still a pallet in the garage that will hold a cardboard box full of heavy equipment, compressors, tools and dive gear.
Then we’ll have to come up with something for surfboards, books and other little things we can’t live without.
