Parts, lists, and more lists. and a party!

We have many lists: provisioning list, project list, maintenance list, storage location list, light bulb list, spare parts list, safety check list, departure list, debarkation list.

On one hand the most important thing we are doing right now in Seattle is saving money for the boat kitty.  On the other hand the most important thing we are doing right now is gathering together all those needed items for cruising.  One negates the other. C'est la vie!

There is a storage locker that we’re filling up with all sorts of fun projects. Eventually we’ll have to load all this up and transport it 1300 miles to Ensenada.  I just hope we’ll be able to avoid paying duty on all this stuff.

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·         Jack lines, safety tethers, harnesses, PFDs

·         Sewing machine and kits

·         Nav station - VHF radio and GPS

·         Handheld - VHFs and GPS’s

·         ICOM  M-802 SSB, Tuner, Pactor Modem

·         Laptop, cameras, chargers, extra batteries

·         Electrical repair supplies

·         Inflatable kayaks

·         Spare parts and tools

·         Portable generator

·         Diving gear

·         Books

·         Vino Tinto 

      Note how everything on the list involves the act of sailing or cruising on a small boat.  You’d think with a big fat 42 foot boat we’d have oodles of room for all sorts of stuff.  But no, the lockers are filling up and the waterline is rising with it.  Put too much stuff aboard and she’ll be shipping water over the gunwales. 

      

      Letting go involves saying goodbye to friends too. We're putting together a going away party in August. We've rented a hall in Seattle and Connie's band, Ocho Pies are coming up from Olympia to provide the music.  

                      We'll drink and dance and eat, 

                                 laugh and sing and weep.

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