Our return to Red Swan meant that we would have to un-winterize the boat so that we could use the systems once again. Even after completing this task, it was necessary to keep our heaters going because the temperatures often went down into the high thirty’s at night but the days were quite pleasant. Thanks to friends, we were able to make a trip to Ocean City MD and stay for a couple of the really cold days. In fact we even saw snow for about fifteen minutes while we were there. We also had a chance to go to Assateague Island to see the wild horses and other wildlife.

Back on the boat we completed projects and started some new ones so that we could make life aboard a little more comfortable. Such things as deck shades to make it cooler below deck during the really hot days and adding shelves and storage compartments for our gear.