Portsmouth, VA Winter Weather

Days down- 0

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