Things are just ducky, new years, and other such ramblings.

We had a fun new years, as these pictures can attest. We had a party up at the marina office, even though the pool was broken (it's usually heated like a giant hot tub). It didn't matter though. It was tons of fun anyhow.

Nate claims not to enjoy new years, but these first two pictures would claim otherwise....

Christina kept kissing people. Even when posing for pictures apparently. Hah!

Whoever says that white men can't dance hasn't met our friend Mark.

On second thought maybe they have met Mark....

We couldn't catch or friend Dave dancing on camera, but smiling on camera is a rarity enough. (Dave and Christina are the ones who bought our first boat, the Fitzcarraldo from us, btw)

It was a fun party and even without a giant hot tub it was a good way to get us all out of the cold. And really, it's cheaper to turn the heat down on the boat and all go hang out at the same place for the evening!

This duck however, is finding her own way to cope with the cold. Jenny recorded this just aft of our boat a couple days ago.

Constitution Marina Pool Parties

The most frequently asked questions by far from dirt dwellers revolve around one thing - the winter. With the cold and snow fast approaching, I thought I'd take a moment to let people know how the liveaboards at Constitution Marina beat the winter blues.

On any given day in the winter, the marina may look like this:
Or it may look like this:


Boston winters are very random, and you never know what the weather will be like. In any case, this is generally what the liveaboards look like on any given Friday in the winter months:





And really, I'd show more pictures of the pool party itself, but this is as clear as they come:


We can't thank Constitution Marina enough for hosting these parties for us every week. Some are not as...insane...as this one, because they don't always provide the free food and drinks, but the fact that they are willing to heat that pool up to hot tub temperature and the fact that they stay after hours to let us goof off and melt the stress of work and winter away is just one of the many reasons we're able to make it through winter alive.