Getting ready to go

Only a few weeks to go now. Trying to put everything on the boat we will need in the coming year. Engine parts, fuses, belts, filters, oil, coolant, etc.

Our trip to the pharmacy was daunting.....ordering every prescription drug necessary for most eventualities- infection, nausea, wound care, even stress.

With new sails, new electronics, and our other systems rebuilt or replaced, we have alot of confidence in our boat.

Our array of safety equipment is amazing- weather fax, man overboard systems, satellite phone, high tech liferaft, and a myriad of other gear designed to keep us safe hundreds of miles from shore.

We've made room for the 90 meals we must store under the floors in the saloon for our crew....and for the 50 bottles of wine we plan to bring.

Anyway, more to come. On October 15, we move onto the boat and are officially homeless. We move the boat to Hampton, Virgina- the bottom of the Chesapeake- on Oct 28th. Finally, on November 7th we head southeast for Tortola and the start of our year in the Caribbean.