We lounged in this morning; it felt good. Plenty to think about, ducks to get in a row. We talked about how we want the timing to work, then started working the plan.
We nailed down arrangements for getting the boat pulled, bottom pressure washed, and indoor storage secured. Wild Blue will get stored in the PNW for the winter... Big Red can cover way more miles in a day without a heavy load behind her. That means motelling it, which I really don't like; and a side trip to see our daughter and son-in-law on the way south, which we are both excited for.
Marine Services worked with us for the timing on pulling the boat. We'll take a couple more days to play, then get things packed away... some will go back with us, some stuff will stay with Wild Blue. I know a lot of people put their boats away for the winter... this will be our first time doing that. We'll have to make do with kayaks and the dinghy for the time we are in the Tropical Tip.
Joan started working on arranging things. I was the pack mule. Izzy was concerned that we would put her to work, and she bailed...
Well, for a short time. She doesn't get too far away from us, but she seems happy to be out and about once again.
Joan did some laundry, I prettied up Wild Blue...
The bow faces south in Friday Harbor, and that blue brow was getting a little chalked looking. An over-all washing and three coats of wax on the brow, and Wild Blue is looking good.
We'll do a couple more days out cruising, then start shutting her down for a long rest.
2 comments:
Glad to hear you are coming back next year, we will make a point of getting up to see you all. And of course if you decide to cruise back through Northern Calif...........
Hi Tim. No commitment for next summer, but having the boat here gives us options. I'm going to miss having Wild Blue in Texas, but I think we'll be out and about a bunch. "Let's try it for a year," was the plan this time. We'll see how it all works out. Thanks for the invite, but I think we'll be going east before we head south.
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