Finally! Left today at 0900 with many thanks from our group of “well-wishers” who came (I think they heard my Mom was bringing donuts). Anyway, thank you all for coming.
A great day. Many porpoises joined forces to wish us “bon voyage” as we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge. A foggy start, but as we went under the bridge, the sun and blue sky broke through for a fantastic departure into the Pacific.
Today’s trip was modest. We’re just meandering down the coast. Day tripping so as to get into the swing of cruising without getting thrown into the deep end all at once. So…we are in Half Moon Bay Harbor, anchored outside of the marina proper, but inside the breakwater. Ann’s chopping onions for a sausage/tomato pasta. Pretty nice snugged in here. Tomorrow, Santa Cruz (or thereabouts).
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Wow, It’s Time…
What a stressful week, getting ready to go. It kept being; “one more day” and then “maybe tomorrow…”. Always one more thing that needed to get done. Ready to go? Not quite, the head just clogged. Two days and ten feet of new hose later; “Uh, I think it’s going to work now”. So hard to anticipate what you’ll need for a year or more. The answer; “no-one really knows. Just go!”
So, with that mantra in mind, we ARE leaving tomorrow (Sunday) morning. 8AM. Sitting here right now after a nice break having a farewell cocktail with Mom and Dad and daughter Kelly, who also stayed for dinner. Right now, we’re filling the water tank and doing some final packing. Actually storing. We’re finding places we didn’t know existed and stuffing “this and that” into the little cubby-holes. Ann figured out that there was two inches of room underneath the three drawers in the main cabin floor and bought some low profile cases where we’re storing all kinds of stuff from emergency antibiotics to extra toothpaste.
Well, that’s it for now; we’re exhausted. We’ll be starting to blog with more frequency once we get out on the “deep blue”, which would be tomorrow.
