We are looking to the future and are thinking, if we get to the point that we can no longer maintain and live on the boat, and our health will no longer allow us to travel to Texas every year, what then? We have discussed it, and we know we do not want to spend all Summer, or all Winter for that matter in our small condo in downtown Winnipeg. So, we have put the condo on the market (Know of anyone looking for a nice little downtown condo near U of W and Red River campus? Call Jeff Arnason 204-333-2736) and we are looking for a place in Winnipeg Beach and surrounding areas.
I don't want to be in the beach without being east of #9 highway, hopefully within walking distance of the lake. We definitely do not want lake front, having once owned river property at one point and dealing with all the erosion issues that entails. We also want a place that has the potential of being turned into a year round, full time home.
We have already found this one place that we really like. It is an older, very small, (only an 800 sq.ft.) house in Winnipeg Beach. With this move we will gain a porch, a garage and an extra small bedroom/den that I can have my computer in. And of course we will gain a nice big yard for our Sea-Enna.
But as with most of everything we have ever done, there is going to be work involved. The house is very small, but it's a solid little house on a good foundation. But it was built in 1955 so, the bathroom and kitchen need to be gutted and totally updated. New fixtures, cupboards and appliances, etc. It also needs a deck and patio doors off the dining room onto that deck. So, this will be our project for the next few years. But first, our condo has to sell, or this plan is not moving forward. So we are waiting for that to happen.
WE ARE LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY
We have already found this one place that we really like. It is an older, very small, (only an 800 sq.ft.) house in Winnipeg Beach. With this move we will gain a porch, a garage and an extra small bedroom/den that I can have my computer in. And of course we will gain a nice big yard for our Sea-Enna.
But as with most of everything we have ever done, there is going to be work involved. The house is very small, but it's a solid little house on a good foundation. But it was built in 1955 so, the bathroom and kitchen need to be gutted and totally updated. New fixtures, cupboards and appliances, etc. It also needs a deck and patio doors off the dining room onto that deck. So, this will be our project for the next few years. But first, our condo has to sell, or this plan is not moving forward. So we are waiting for that to happen.
WE ARE LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY
