I finally decided to rip out the huge bed platform in the back room and convert it into a storage room. I have to much stuff and to little house. Platform beds are great in small places and in old houses up north the floors can be cool and the platforms are higher up and warm. I was amazed how much room is actually lost to the platform and am pleased with the results of yesterdays efforts. I have stored most of the stuff so that I can still reach it easily and still have room left over.

This gives me some breathing room to do some other stuff around the old homestead. I have a small fiber glass kayak that I could fit into the space for some repair work. Life in small places is a constant reno to improve usage and storage. Biggest project on the books is a new false roof.

The virtual clipper around the world sail race is going well for me trading places with the usual boats I race against.There are 2700 nautical miles between me and capetown and I am in the top 9,000 boats. I had worked my way up to 7,000 and something and then hit a lull in the winds. I was still making good tome but everyone around me was getting just that little extra enough to push them past me. still I can gain the places back as there is still a long way to sail.