A beautiful day today.  I have now lived in Matilda since May and am just beginning to get the idea of what living in this associated collection of home-made tools is going to be like.  In one word: comfortable.  The bed (90% of Matilda) is the best bed in which I have ever slept. 

 

The side walls have been a really good idea for this tent.  Below is how the side panels look when they are down (usually when I first get up in the morning or in the event of a storm), and then reefed.

My kitchen has not had that much use since I have been at home base much of the time, but all I have, and all I need is a simple camp range.  The table is from Gander and has a folding aluminum slat top with a cloth storage unit that includes four zip bags, at least two of them are insulated.  I just keep my cookware, eating implements as well as canned goods and dried products in this item.  The problem is that you really don't want it to get wet, so I just pull it inside the tent at night or during inclement weather.

Next week Matilda may be heading to this marina where a lot of elbow grease is going to be needed in order to make Woodchuck's new sailboat look livable...because he plans to live on it and be a nautical nomad.