Thursday, April 29, 2010

Prepping the boat for delivery home

Posted by Liz

We've been here since Sunday afternoon, and every day we've been busy all day - so busy that we haven't even been able to get naps in!

Have been stowing things away, getting my freezer and refrigerators organized, taking inventory of provisions on board and figuring out what needs to be bought, multiple trips to the market to provision (thank goodness it's a close dinghy ride!), cleaning stainless, doing a few little fixes/repairs, packing away warm summer clothes and bringing out some cold weather clothes for the delivery home. (Even 79 degrees feels cold to us now - we can't even imagine how 39 degree nights will feel out at sea!)

Ed headed into Roadtown this morning to get to the chandlery and poke around, while I'm here in a nice air-conditioned marina office to do emails.

Need to get some fuel and clean down below (chores for Friday), get some last minute provisions (perishables and meats), make a spinach lasagna so we have it for the first night at sea, and then have crew members arrive on Saturday afternoon. We plan on slipping the lines on Sunday morning after we check out of customs, probably by 9am.

Make sure to follow us on the way home - by clicking on "Where's Gypsea Now" in the top right section of the blog.

Cheers!

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