Getting ready....March & April 2012

Here's what we've been up to for the past 6 weeks -

Many loads of excess stuff to local thrift store......Tried bread making - yuk. Tried again. Ditto.

Followed our niece, Jane, virtually on her India odyssey.

Started stowing stuff.

Master of Chaos

Hung some pictures to make us feel more at home....

Installed printer in cabinet & new hanging rails in lockers.....Did taxes - yuk.

Fixed continuing problems with steering.....Getting fridge/freezer working efficiently without freezing absolutely everything.....Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning on deck and down below. Impressed my pals by acquiring a swiffer!

Installed new mizzen and main sails.

Mizzen Mast

Installed stack packs for mizzen and main sails.

Mizzen sail stack pack

John used bosun's chair to go up the masts.

John up mizzen mast

Learned icicle knot!

Took Big Red, the dinghy, out on the bayou - got soaked! It was a bit rough out there.

Sold trailer on Ebay - it now resides in Buffalo, Texas.

John continuing work on Navman electronic navigation - not looking good. Depth sounder working, radio talks to GPS. Not much else. New one on the horizon?