The To Do List

We have six days left before we cast off.  Garyn arrives in five days.  Thought you might be interested in seeing the To Do list before we leave or as we can on the fly:

Provisioning

• Defrost refrigerator and freezer (Saturday)
• Finish provisioning - get fresh produce, cheeses, eggs, coffee, (Monday)
• Clean and store provisions (the shopping is easy!) (Monday evening)

Screw down, secure, install:

• picture frames in V berth, lower saloon, and master stateroom
• latches for floorboards and setee lids
• hooks for bungee cords across bookshelves lower saloon and master stateroom
• additional fans in galley, lower saloon, master stateroom
• two additional DC plugs, upper saloon, master stateroom
• coffee mug racks
• all software on backup computer
• straps for floor bags and shelves
• foam sponges in cupboards to prevent rattles

Fix, clean,  and re-glue:

• magnetic shade catches
• bug screens
• kitchen, undershelf light
• clean boat interior - dusty from all the sanding and polishing
• do final laundry (Monday)

Sewing projects:

• thermal hatch covers for bow (these are almost done)
• covers for 4 fuel cans (today-Thursday)
• cover straps with snaps for cushions on cooler (today - Thursday)
• stow sewing gear and sewing machine

Outside projects:

• remark 50 foot sections of chain
• attach block for new gennaker
• convert wind generator to water generator
• pump out heads (scheduled for Thursday - today)
• refill propane bottles (scheduled for Friday)
• fuel up (scheduleds for Tuesday)
• clean bottom (scheduled for Monday)
• pickup cutter sail (reefing points for storm sail being installed)
• clean, fold, and store bicycles
• clean, foldup, and lash down porta-bote
• lashdown flopperstopper and fuel cans
• take down and stow sunshades

• check out with port captain and immigration

As you can see, I've got to get off the computer and get busy.

Equinox - Glorious Spring

Now that the ski season is wrapping up, we are spending more time at the boat. The Bay Area is a riot of spring color and reminds us that summer and fall are just around the corner. Only 5 months before we take off! In the last couple of months we have been making plans for the bimini, refrigeration system, energy capture, sails, and standing rigging replacement, digitizing photos, films, and music that we want on our voyage, and studying for technician class ham license. I've been learning how to make Greek Yogurt in my crockpot along with a lot of other low carb recipes. I hope this can transfer over to using a a dutch oven in a solar oven. This should work for most high temperature recipes but probably not for the yogurt. In the meantime, I've been buying air tight containers to store provisions. It hasn't been an idle winter.

Major work on and for the boat will begin in April and hopefully will be complete by the beginning of July when Russ and I will phase out of our jobs and retire. Then we can complete the finishing touches before our journey. Unfortunately, I doubt that we will be doing much sailing before we head out the Gate and head south. We do plan to attend the boat show in April and will sign up for the Baja Ha Ha in May.