30/08/2026
Today on Wind Waker’s Song ⚓️
Today was one of those days when I wanted to just give up.
I woke up after a night at the pool with friends and the kids, ready to tidy up the lines, pay for the marina berth I forgot about, and knock out a few chores.
We’re leaving for the Grenadines in the morning, and I was excited. Every boat project is finally finished except for one clogged toilet. Owen is fixing that one though. 🤨
I turned on some music and started cleaning everything up and preparing the boat to sail tomorrow.
Then my phone rang.
It was our renter at our house back in Tennessee. The tankless water heater is out.
I did some troubleshooting with him over the phone, within reason. I couldn’t help thinking that if I were there, with the fix-it-all knowledge I’ve gained from this boat, I could probably get the damn thing working.
Instead, I’m sitting on a boat in Grenada trying to diagnose a water heater in Tennessee.
Most likely, I’ll get someone out there who will charge me to say we need a new one. Because that’s the American way.
Of course, it’s also Sunday.
I called two different places anyway, fully prepared to pay the ridiculous weekend rate just to get it handled.
Neither one of them answered.
I left messages with both, and now there’s nothing else I can do. Our renter still doesn’t have hot water, we’re supposed to leave for the Grenadines tomorrow morning, and we are already stretched incredibly thin financially.
I really thought things were finally about to get better.
Wind Waker’s Song is in great shape, for now. What we desperately need is about six months without anything major breaking so we can recover financially and prepare for what comes next.
Our next big excursion is the Bahamas. We plan to spend most of next year exploring them, but we’ve also heard how horribly expensive it is to provision there.
Our plan is to stock up in Puerto Rico first. We’re talking about buying roughly $6,000 worth of food and taking it with us so we can actually enjoy the Bahamas without constantly stressing about how much everything costs.
That’s why something like this kills my soul.
It isn’t just another broken appliance or another repair bill. It’s another step backward from being able to enjoy the Bahamas without financial stress hanging over us every day.
Every time I think we’re finally about to get ahead, something else breaks and moves us one step farther away.
Tomorrow morning, we’re still leaving for the Grenadines.
Tonight, I’m going to finish cleaning up the boat, wait for someone to return my call and try not to think about how much this one is going to cost me.
At least Owen gets to fix the toilet.
Here’s some pics over looking Morne Rouge in Grenada.
