Our vessel is 20 foot long and moors just around the corner from us with others of her kind. At full capacity she holds about half the contents of our home.
It feels as though we've been at sea since January, when we first started loading her up with our possessions, by the box-load. But the real voyage is still to come, with journey's end in sight, just three weeks away.
For a long time we've ridden the tides of uncertainty, navigating the seas of limbo and waiting. Now our course is set and this is the homeward stretch, although I know the most challenging part of the journey is yet to come.
Soon we will empty our vessel and she will contain someone else's belongings. It will take a far bigger vessel to transport our whole life northwards.
