The offer on Calliope is accepted!

This is all about Calliope. A 48 ft motor-sailer whose previous owner sank her by leaving a sea-cock open. She has since been salvaged and has been sitting up on the hard at the boatyard where Matt has been working. The insurance company, after paying the old owner, put her out for tender and Matt (having now fallen in love with her) put a ridiculously low offer in, which was laughed at by pretty much everyone and not taken seriously. Apart from the insurance company, who did take it seriously and have now accepted the offer (24th March, 2010)!
Calliope has come into our lives with some very, very poor timing! I have stopped working (and earning a full-time wage) for the year to do a diploma at University in teaching. We're also getting married in June and so it's down to Matt to try and support us both and pay for a wedding and now pay for Calliope!

That said, it somehow feels right and so we will be starting this journey with all that we have, which is faith. We have 14 days to come up with $15,000. Some of which we have, most of which we don't. Wish us luck or pray for us - whichever takes your fancy.