A dream comes true - the journey continues

The last few weeks have been exciting. Especially the question of financing. And I was simply amazed at how much support and help I received. On the one hand, there were gifts. The smallest was 50 cent. The biggest was over 1000 euros. A woman who works in the medical field gave me the salary for a 24-hour shift. A day on the boat as a gift. Pen and ink drawings from Iceland are currently on their way to me - with permission to sell them and use the proceeds for the boat. In short: I am simply amazed. And I am grateful. Each one helps to lighten the load a little.

In addition, a series of larger and smaller interest-free loans helped me to get through the first big mountain without having to take out expensive bank loans or tap into my pension scheme. 50% of the purchase price and around 50% of the renovation costs now had to be paid - and could be. I transferred the final amount today. And I am simply grateful.

I also received promises of practical help and support with the design. And the boat builder also experiencedbt one or two small miracles. For example, he got the beams needed to store the boat safely for just 80 euros instead of 300 euros a piece....we need 15 of them. He also discovered a glass roof for the boat. And he has already purchased a high-quality heating system - for less than 50% of the price that an equivalent system would otherwise cost. Funny side story: the seller only wanted to sell the system complete with boilers and radiators, which we don't need (the boat already has a tank and we also have radiators). He sent a prayer to the heavens: „I don't want those things...“ and then realised that builders had recently renovated the building so „skilfully“ (narrow doors) that it was impossible was to remove the things...

But now it's time to go backwards. All the high parts have to be removed from the ship so that it can be transported from Hamburg to the shipyard behind Berlin - a logistical masterpiece. But the „boys“ are on it. In about three weeks' time, the ship will finally be at the shipyard.

Then it will first be cleared out and gutted. It will look something like the picture (not my ship, but a ship of the same design). A lot of work. Then the ship will be insulated and supplied with electricity and water. That will take a while. But that's a good thing. Because the whole thing needs to be well thought out and planned. In the end, everything should work well - as ecologically as possible. And above all, it should be a wonderful place to share life. I'm looking forward to it!