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Mischief Managed: A New Hope

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 We're baaaaack!  After a 5-year hiatus, we are tackling the seas again! But this time, we have a few changes.  Change #1: New boat. It's big, it's blue, it's also called Mischief Managed because Justin registered it with the Coast Guard before I could convince him to name it something different.  Change #2: New coast. We bought this boat even though it was in Washington State and decided to sell everything in Buffalo and move out west. Instead of the Erie Canal and Intercoastal Waterway, we'll be exploring Puget Sound and the Inside Passage between Seattle and Alaska. Change #3: New crew members. Abigail joined our crew in 2021, Morgan in 2022. Now that they're 3 and 4 and done with diapers, we're ready to head out to sea again! Change #4: New pants. This is much less exciting.  For the last five years, Justin has been working hard to turn this boat into a full-time home for us. We've been in Port Orchard, Washington, sometimes renting a house on land, ...