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Ava's Tropical Dreams- Preparing to go!

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                                                                         P R E P A R I N G T O G O ! Hi! I am really sorry I have not written a blog for 3 weeks. This blog will mention things from the weeks I have missed! Over the past few weeks, we have been going from bay-bay having fun with our friends off of 'Lilla Støv', a French Canadian family of four, before they left to Martinique.  For anyone not aware, Martinique is a French Island around 11 islands north of Grenada.  A week or 2 ago, my dad went on a work trip to METs (in Amsterdam) for a whole week! This meant we had to stay in Prickly bay on a mooring for 1 week just my sister, mum and I. One day, we took the local bus to the shopping mall.  It was an interesting experience! We got to see w...

Ava's Tropical Dreams- Life aboard Tropical Dreams

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  Life aboard Tropical Dreams!  I am sorry I posted this late. However, yesterday we were out sailing with our grandparents for most of the day.   This week I have interviewed the captain on how he is liking living aboard Tropical Dreams. Sadly, after trying many times, I have realised that the videos will not work. Instead, here is a few snippets of what our captain said:     How do you like living on a boat? "I love it, this boat has been great for us as a family. Lots of space and a spare cabin for guests to come and stay! One of our favourite spots is up at the helm as there is such a great view of the sea!  We absolutely love the lay-out of this boat." What's different about living in a house to living on a boat? " Lots of things tend to break randomly most days so there is lots of fixing to be done and maintenance. It's a completely different way of life, checking all the different systems like solar to make sure we have enough battery to make sure ev...