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Blog 2012

Just Four years ago Ben and I dreamt of sailing far away in 2012. Here it is and we are on "schedule".

I've had many of you ask where is my blog and what are we up to. Living in a boatyard for three months is boring to write about unless you have been here. It is hard to describe. It's hard to explain why we work on the same thing for days and still don't get closer. But we are getting closer now"

We have holes in the rudder to patch and fiberglass. Why.? You ask? Cuz there was a tiny crack in the rudder and it filled with water. We drilled relief holes and out poured a gallon or so of water. Then the weather has been too cold to glass! I'm getting used to living in cold, 35-50 degrees. At night we have a heater till things warm up. Then we turn it off till morning. That is when I don't want to get out of bed in 35 degrees! Baby! I can't wait for warm.

During the day we get slowed down by gnats, no see ems that BITE! What the heck!? You can't hardly see Em and chomp chompnchomp!  I'm so bugged!

We are trying to get all systems go! Emergency stuff like reverse osmosis water back up. We found a water hand pump. It pumps one gallon of water an hour of pumping. So in an emergency we will be pumping. It is small enough to put in our ditch bag.

We have acquiesced to the idea of getting a satellite phone for work. You might get a call from us in the middle of the ocean! Cool eh?

On to our plan or ideas. We think we will be provisioning the last week of January. Then off to sailing east - almost to Bermuda then take a right and go straight south to the virgin islands. (we think that will be 12-15 days). Then we will island hop if time permits all the skipping along to panama. (BVI, San blas islands,Aruba, and on to panama).

The goal is to be in panama the first week in April. Then Galapagos and islandBlog 2012

Just Four years ago Ben and I dreamt of sailing far away in 2012. Here it is and we are on "schedule".

I've had many of you ask where is my blog and what are we up to. Living in a boatyard for three months is boring to write about unless you have been here. It is hard to describe. It's hard to explain why we work on the same thing for days and still don't get closer. But we are getting closer now"

We have holes in the rudder to patch and fiberglass. Why.? You ask? Cuz there was a tiny crack in the rudder and it filled with water. We drilled relief holes and out poured a gallon or so of water. Then the weather has been too cold to glass! I'm getting used to living in cold, 35-50 degrees. At night we have a heater till things warm up. Then we turn it off till morning. That is when I don't want to get out of bed in 35 degrees! Baby! I can't wait for warm.

During the day we get slowed down by gnats, no see ems that BITE! What the heck!? You can't hardly see Em and chomp chompnchomp!  I'm so bugged!

We are trying to get all systems go! Emergency stuff like reverse osmosis water back up. We found a water hand pump. It pumps one gallon of water an hour of pumping. So in an emergency we will be pumping. It is small enough to put in our ditch bag.

We have acquiesced to the idea of getting a satellite phone for work. You might get a call from us in the middle of the ocean! Cool eh?

On to our plan or ideas. We think we will be provisioning the last week of January. Then off to sailing east - almost to Bermuda then take a right and go straight south to the virgin islands. (we think that will be 12-15 days). Then we will island hop if time permits all the skipping along to panama. (BVI, San blas islands,Aruba, and on to panama).

The goal is to be in panama the first week in April. Then Galapagos and island hop to tonga then wait till November or dec to sail to NZ... Ta da...

Now you all know. I will let you know the new website when I get used to it.

Have a great night!

blessings!