Due to technical difficulties, this adventure has been postponed

Our almost four year adventures in wet camping are coming to an end. Mike has not been able to repair the diesel engine, a.k.a. demon spawn. I'm sure a diesel mechanic could waltz in and fix it immediately. The engine has hundreds of dollars in new parts. Mike thinks it getting air in the lines from somewhere. Because of the engine, poverty, and my failing health, we have decided to go back to land. The plan is for Mike to get a full time job with benefits, if they still exist, while we live as simply and cheaply as possible. Going back to land will be an adventure in itself. Our first course of action was to get our driver's licenses. We ventured to our permanent residential address in Green Cove Springs several weeks ago. While expensive, they do have an extraordinary DMV. They were efficient, friendly, and within 45 minutes, we had our two brand new Florida Driver's Licenses. Very cool. Step 2 - get a vehicle. This was more problematic. We needed to sell the boat to get a vehicle. Mike's father, Steve, called on Mike's birthday and offered to give us his Chevy van. It has 250,000 miles on it but is well maintained. Step 2 soon to be completed. Step 3 - sell Sovereign. We will really miss her. She has sheltered us, kept us warm in winter and cool in summer. We have put a lot of work into her. There is so many other things that we would have loved to do for her. When she was surveyed in 2009, her value was $8,000. Since then, Mike has totally rewired the boat with marine grade wire. We've added a new dinghy davits, solar power system, wind turbine power system, bimini top, 9' Avon dingy, outboard motor, fresh water pump, two compasses, GPS, e-perb, and lots of engine parts. Step 4 - Find job(s). The job hunt has started in earnest. Mike has applied for over 800 jobs in the last two weeks. Step 5 - Continue writing. We are still working on the novel and have over 60,000 words at the moment. We also have outlines for three different novellas and a number of short stories. I've started publishing on Yahoo Voices. Mike's short story, Sword of Saladin, will be in a Ray Gun Revival anthology in November. Step 6 - Save money, pay bills, and get healthy. Step 7 - Start the next adventure with lessons learned. We will keep you updated. Thanks all for your support. Cheers, Katie