City Life to Boat Life (6.7.19 – 7.4.19) We haven’t posted in awhile because during the month of June we have been downsizing – AGAIN! It was fun to do some last Chicago activities with family and friends. We took a U-Haul trailer load to our cottage and another to Linda’s parents’ in Columbus. Her parents are nicely willing to be our “Hub” and they are now our new mailing address. We moved our bed and furniture into their basement for a place to stay next winter, making us perhaps the oldest boomerang kids ever. We spent the 4th of July in Columbus and got to look down on the fireworks from Linda’s brother’s apartment on the 33rd floor.
Knee surgery was a speed bump in the “Plan” 
Linda struggling to say goodby to the West Loop
The last U-Haul load to the cottage 
The cottage full of “stuff” before finding a home for everything
Enjoying the West Loop with Mom and
Dad
The fireworks from Uncle Bill’s apartment
Moving onto the boat (7.7.19 – 7.19.19) Bob’s knee was pretty much recovered by the time we moved aboard Tiger Lily at Larsen Marine in Waukegan on July 7th. Larsen did a great job installing new electronics and new rigging. We joked that we had our own gated community because all the staff went home each night and closed the gates and we were the only ones in their boatyard.
Kevin and Tom at Larsen Marine took good care of us
SV Tiger Lily 