I am happy to announce that after that dreadful experience last month several years of going back and forth, I finally decided to buy a boat.
I've named her The Temeraire, and the irony of naming her for a dragon that I had originally named for the ship is not lost on me.
I've spent the last couple weeks making sure she's seaworthy and decorating the cabin to my liking, and I think that she's finally ready to hoist the sails and head for open water.
[Pidge] What do you say? Would you care to be her first passenger and take a morning/afternoon sail with me?
[Clara] Are you free this evening? I was hoping you might take supper with me on her. She's outfitted with a kitchenette that I've not yet had the chance to use.