Living aboard a boat with two dogs and other sundry wildlife
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Beaver Fever Update
Sadie was so excited by the phone call from the vet saying we tested negative for Giardia that she started spinning like a whirligig in the V-berth. What can I say.
Take three. I lived on a boat twice before because I suffer from temporary bouts of insanity. This blog details the second and third round of said insanity. But I always grow tired of living in apartment buildings surrounded by neurotic neighbours. So I get rid of everything I own (again), gather the dogs, get a boat and move to a marina. Where else are you going to get a self-contained waterfront home in Toronto for less than the price of a human kidney?
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Ira, Yorkie, 10 years
aka The Littlest Homo. This fearless Yorkshire Terrier has been challenging the status quo of the pack daily for 9 long years in a bid to overthrow the current Alpha, me. He is also an inveterate traveller and experienced boat dweller.
Sadie, Cocker, Old as Dirt
aka Little Miss Sadie Kisses. A recent rescue from the Toronto Humane Society, Sadie now spends her days eating rotten fish, sleeping in the sun, and avoiding anything that resembles a stick. Her past is a mystery except that she is a breast cancer surviver, hails from the country and seems to have been used primarily for breeding.
When people find out you live on a boat, they often ask 'Why?' Some people run triathlons, other people climb sheer rock faces. It's a well known fact that humans possess some kind of endorphin-based thrill seeking gene that finds us pitting ourselves against nature. For me, it's simply a case of Girl vs. Lake. Can reading a book in the dark with a flashlight when you have no power be compared to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? Does showering naked when the air temperature is below 5 degrees compare to bungee jumping? Maybe not, but you get the point. If not, you might prefer a blog about scrapbooking.