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So last week, we moved back home during the week and are still coming back out Friday night to Monday morning. It is getting cold, even more so with the cooler-near-the-lake effect. Honestly, boating all winter long next year sounds horrible. I mean, fall and winter are wonderful months, but the boat just doesn't stay that warm. Both are fine at the house, because it actually gets warm inside with out threatening to hurt the AC.
Living in Wisconsin I grew up with snow every winter. I don't really think you can actually classify it as "Winter" without atleast 1 major snowfall. I get that snow can be annoying- waiting for plows, shoveling, dangerous driving conditions- but, it is definetly fun, and can be super pretty.
Well, I looked up the averages for temperatures in Portsmouth, Virginia, where we currently plan on wintering next year. It says the average low is 32. Water freezes at 32. That means there won't really be snow, just sleety mess. Also the record all time low it -3? That's rediculous. Ours, which happened in the same year, was -31. That's 28 degrees different! Whatever.
We've been visting the parrot lots, as much as possible. We decided that we would build a custom cage for her (we haven't and don't plan on getting her sexed, we are just going to assume it is a girl, if she starts laying eggs, we'll know she's a girl and if not, that she is a boy) for on the aft deck, as well as a sleeping cage.
-C
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We just put a down payment on the bird yesterday, and it will be coming home in 3-4 weeks, since it isn't weaned yet.
We go and play with it as often as possible, and multiple times when it is fidgeting on my lap, we will let it perch on my father's arm (which it isn't doing too well at yet) and it will poop. This is definetely a good sign, because it means that it doesn't want to go on my lap.
We don't wan't to get it sexed and are just assuming it is a girl. We named it Mina, which I was told means blue sky.
Since she won't be coming home for another monthish, she won't get to see the boat until next year, which might be better, because then she can't get attached and won't be confused with the change of enviornments.
Personally, I think my dad is just as attached as me, even if she tries climbing up him.
-C
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Currently we have a sulcata tortoise, Sully, (who has a blog here) and a hedgehog, Rosie. Sully is now 4 and we have had her since she was a baby, and Rosie will be 1 tomorrow. Sully is kept on (and has free range of) the aft deck. She has a dog house which she sleeps in at night, but enjoys walking around and looking out the clear doors. She doesn't mind the motion and just walks around, following the sunlight all over. When we are traveling she gets to be up in the bridge. Rosie is kept in a cage in the master state room and isn't very fond of traveling.
Recently, I decided I wanted a parrot (not to be cliche with pirates and all). However, we aren't quite sure how it would really do on the boat while we were moving, the local store not knowing if the have an inner ear for balance. But, we played with a blue and gold macaw today anyways, and we really liked it. They aren't sure quite how old it is, since it was found in a box late, since most of the eggs the birds had been having were no good.
Hopefully we can get it soon and get it ready for the long trip ahead of us (assuming it wouldn't mind the motion)!
-C
