Size Matters........Or Does It.....

As we started making lists of the things we needed to bring on-board our 34' boat, we wondered where we would store our clothes, food, beverages, tools, towels, toiletries, canvases, and extra boat replacement parts.  As you know, a 34' area doesn't have a plethora of room and/or storage, but to our surprise, we have everything we need and still have some extra room --- for now.  Downsizing is a good thing!

As the temperature transitions from 85 degrees to 45 degrees, our wardrobe will definitely change from swimsuits to sweatsuits, but we're confident we can accommodate the weather change and also have room to store our more bulky items!!

Here are some statistics:
Space                           Home               Cloud Nine                    Difference
Living Space             ~2,900 Sq Ft          136 Sq Ft                      -2,794
Refrigerator                   22.6 Cu Ft            4.2 Cu Ft                    - 18.4
# Baths                           2-1/2                   1                           -1-1/2
# Bedrooms                    4                         1                               -3
Oven                               Yes                     No                            -1
Stove                               Yes                   Yes but half size         -3
# Kitchen Cabinets          19                     3 very small                 -16
Master Closet                   Yes custom     Yes (2 ft wide)            
                                                          (we also have 2 plastic tubs (56 qt for clothes - his and hers)!

Even though there are significant differences in space between our "land" home and Cloud Nine, we are adjusting to the much smaller space just fine.  It's less to clean and our meals are smaller also!!  Bagels and cream cheese in our toaster for breakfast, hot dogs or deli sandwich for lunch and microwave loaded baked potato for dinner or already-cooked hamburgers, or salad.

Here's a picture of the Outside Living Space on-Board Cloud Nine:

Here are a few pictures of our "indoor" space on Cloud Nine:

Kitchen to the left, bedroom at the rear and Living Room to the right!!

Kitchen including new refrigerator

Our 1 and only bedroom!

Living Room at the left, TV and Back Cuddy (behind tv) holds all our plastic tubs with food and clothes!

Kitchen, microwave, door to Bathroom and steps to Upstairs area

So although in many cases "size matters", the size of Cloud Nine is working just fine -- it's the right size for us!  There is no place we'd rather be than being together enjoying the river on "Cloud Nine".