Hey, Reader!
When I tell people I am living in a boatyard in Mexico, I think the typical reaction is to feel sorry for me.
"When are you getting out of there?"
"That must be miserable."
"It must be so dirty and loud!"
"Sucks you have to be there for so long!"
I'll tell you a secret right now: I am ENJOYING living in the boatyard.
You must find that to be a strange confession. I haven't had a "real" shower in two months (instead, we take solar showers behind the van). I have to use a communal bathroom. The garbage bins are overflowing. Sometimes, the air smells like burning garbage. I listen to loud machinery five days per week, like the travel lift, forklift, and welding equipment.
Our Sprinter van is parked right by a rusty half-finished shrimp boat, about 50 feet from our sailboat, and is where I spend most days working on The Wayward Home.
Although this sounds like a miserable situation to some people, I am finding some relaxation and enjoyment from being in one place. Here are some things I am loving right now:
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-Kristin
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