Loading the Boat

We spent the last two days loading food onto the boat. As we load it I record the location of every item on our inventory, so it is quite an involved process. The first time we went to the Bahamas it took a week to load everything. We are getting to be much more efficient. We take much less food than we did the first year, we already have a sense of where things will fit, and the inventory is already set up. 

Cereal is quite expensive in the Bahamas so we take enough for the entire winter. My cereal is a bit of a production. I eat a high fiber, but boring, cereal called Uncle Sam. Because it is boring I add granola, sunflower seeds and chopped dates. I set out 15 one-gallon ziplock bags on the counter and start the production line. That should get me through the winter. 

We had a few extra challenges this year when carting the food to the boat. The roof on our building is being replaced and one of the platforms that they raise and lower was in our way. In addition, the workers put police tape up around the areas under where they are working. We have to duck under it to get to the boat. 

So far, so good.  Nothing has come flying off of the roof, yet!