We’ve spent the past few days getting our list prioritized for a departure date of Dec. 16. There are some jobs that can wait but there are others (like reinstalling the heat exchangers) that must be completed before we can leave Reynolds Park. What is the hurry, you might ask?? Evelyn and Caroline are flying into Orlando on Dec. 23 to spend Christmas with us (so exciting!!!) and we have booked a spot at a really nice marina in Vero Beach. It will take us at least 4 days to get to Vero so we don’t want to leave too late.
Now we’re working on our must complete job list, which isn’t too bad (thankfully) and we’ve also managed to finish a few jobs not on the list. Over the past 2 – 3 days, we’ve cleaned and taped the mast boot; installed the main sail; reworked and removed wiring from the engine compartment and as of today, got the dinghy motor mounted on the dinghy and running properly!! (that’s a huge win).
Today was a big day for our friends Jane and Steve on Daydreams ll. They were splashed this afternoon! They have been living on their boat for 6 weeks (on the hard), climbing ladders and dealing with being out of the water all this time. It was great to see their lovely boat in the water. We had a nice evening celebrating – drinking bubbly and eating snacks – while it poured rain. In the morning they will get their mast stepped (put in place) and then come along side the pier with us.
We still have a good (but not crazy) list of jobs to do before we depart! We got a call today telling us that our v-berth mattresses are ready – wow that was fast!! I think we’ll delay a bit before we go get them. Our v-berth is currently a storage area so I’m not sure where we would put the new mattresses!! It will all sort itself out in a week or so!! Starting tomorrow (Thursday), it’s portlight installation – Yippy!!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 