Happy New Year

Well after a loooong night that we spent over at Dave's house, we started our final packing of the boat.  The neighbors all came to help us transfer food, clothing, and other stores from the house to the boat.  It would be nicer if we could do all of this heavy lifting during high tide as our ramp goes almost straight down at low tide, and it gets quite slippery with the cold rain.  We picked up our Indian food sauces as well and got some recipes from our favorite Indian restaraunt; Nirlep. two more days as we should be off.  The weather promises to be cold and dreary so it is all the more reason to shove off soon.  I think the count is down to 45 days until our planned nuptuals. Just a quick note to keep you up on the progress.  More exciting times to come; soon.

Getting Ready

OK, so we are making real progress in the boat preparations. Things are starting to get organized and we are just about ready to provision her. There are a few more maintenance items to take care of, including fixing the guest head's shower for the second time. I just spent 2-3 hours yesterday on it, and it worked fine this morning but not anymore.

I am trying to use a new feature on the left hand side of the screen. I will attempt to post our Lat/Long in Google Earth so you guys can follow us on our trip. I know sometimes it is hard to figure out where we are and how far we have traveled. This is still experimental, so if it fails, I will let you know. If you have any problems, just let me know, and I will try to fix it.

We should be leaving by the end of the weekend, which should make the neighbors happy as they wanted a bon voyage bash before we go. Hopefully it will be soon. The weather is really turning cold, so I want out of here soon. More Chores to come….

Christmas is over, where are you?

OK, so we have not left yet. We are still trying to leave before New Year's, but you never know. I calculate that as long as we leave within the next 2 weeks we will still be in the Turks and Caicos (TCI – new vocabulary folks so I don't have to type as much. To catch you up, the boat had an electrolysis problem which required a haul out and a lot of work. The electrolysis destroyed the outer [rectangular] tubes of the hydraulic swim platform which had to be remanufactured since the lift has been discontinued. The boat is back in the water, and we are working hard to get it ready for the long journey.

I know I have been remiss in keeping the blog up, and our life has been full, especially during the holiday times. I will try to keep all of you up to date more often. Our neighbors have been so wonderful, it is hard to explain. We have not had time to socialize outside of our neighborhood since there is so much going on in the hood. The Chinese gift exchange; the illumination walk; the holiday decoration contests between all the neighbors; the cul de sac parties, the Patrouski Christmas eve party with the food and the best clam chowder in the world.

So here we go, we will try to get ready and get going. Stay tuned for more updates.