The Provisions
Buoy 'N Sea
Phil and Trish Littman
Sat 17 Nov 2007 03:37
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If you plan on living on a boat for weeks at a time
you'll need plenty of food and water. The day before our
Sunday departure, we caravanned to B.J.'s wholesale on a shopping spree of
essential (and non-essential) food items.
 On the list of purchased
items:
Dark chocolate
Fun size chocolate bars
M&Ms
Instant Potatoes
Ramen Noodles
Energy Bars
Bottled Water (lots)
Tang
Canned Meat and Fish (tuna, chicken, shrimp,
crab)
Canned Fruit (peaches, fruit cups, mandarin
oranges)
Wraps
Dried fruit
Rice
Starbucks Coffee
Tea
Triscuits
Saltines
Oatmeal
Lunch meat
Cheese
Italian Sausage
Various soups
Baked Beans
Black Beans
Spices
Garlic
Toilet paper
Moist toilettes (for bathing, there is shower head
on deck)
Tissues
...and much, much more.
The bill (That first number is a "6")
  Ok, we have all this stuff, where are we going to
fit it all?
  Waiting for permission to
board.
Everything in it's right place.
We first broke down the food from its original bulk
packaging. Labels on canned goods were removed since moisture and mold can
collect on labels and corrode the cans. A list was kept noting how many of each
item was stored where. Great care must go into how the supplies are stocked due
to the banging of the waves on the boat. Trish did a great job keeping
everything organized and on schedule.
  Phil fills the storage bin under the starboard
settee.
Does this remind you of college?
The green material at the bottom of the picture on
the right is the lee cloth. One end is attached to the bunk and the
other end is tacked to the top of the cabin to keep crew from falling
out of bed.
As for the food, all of it fit with room to
spare. |