As I Google more and more about this new lifestyle we are going to take on, I find that I am loving what I am learning and realizing how much I really need to figure out before we go.
There are so many terms and so many people talking about this online that it is insane. I understand that they would have to use the internet a lot more contact family and friends back home, but it is very amazing. I am just hoping that we will always find free internet when we stop so I can keep everyone updated too.
So many people encourage questions while so many others seem to think that if you ask questions, you shouldn't do it at all. I am afraid to ask a lot of questions I have right now because I feel like my questions will be many of the same ones that hundreds before have asked. I'm going through blogs and forums reading everything I can and realizing that I really hate reading about specs, which is what I am calling the proper names for tools people use. For example, a person might ask about radios and say "I have the xlr34523, but it seems bulky. Would a tyr2938 use more electricity since it has more functions?" No I haven't seen this question and yes those "codes" are made up, but that is what it is like. And about two thirds of the people to seem to be a know-it-all. Yes, I know I am one too, shhhh.
Also, I am loving looking at boats and seeing what the inside looks like as well. I read about people who made a few changes to their boats (such as adding bunk beds or painting a cupboard with chalkboard paint) and looking at insides now is no longer making me think "I hate that." but instead making me think "I could do this to it to make it better for us." Nothing major, but something to create space or make it more fun.
Oh, and it has a lingo that took me a while to catch on. I am bad at lingoes. When people type in acronyms on Facebook or Cafemom (they do it a lot on there and now I do too), I have to stop and think about it. There are even a few acronyms that I thought I knew what they meant for months then one day a light went off. Well, the community of "liveaboards" is the same. Several don't travel often, usually only going out for some fun on weekends. We apparently will be called "cruisers" because we won't stay long or call one play home. I will keep my military spouse tradition of having a home of record though.
So, now that I have learned that you can add a "fence" to your boat to keep kids and pets on board, buy special watch-type things that sends off an alarm inside the boat louder than the smoke alarm if it gets wet (for kids to wear while playing on deck alone when they are older), how to turn a regular bed into a makeshift crib for toddlers. In learning those things though, I realized that I just scratched the surface. I have months though before we even start actually shopping for a boat so I have plenty of time to do more research and use pinterest to be creative in how we will live comfortably and happily on a boat.
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