Would you believe we are still shopping and buying things for this boat?! Every time I think we have everything we could possibly need we find out that a longer dinghy line would be a good thing. A 300 foot stern line is a necessity in some of the 'coves'. Yes, I said 300 feet........the tides up here are so high that in addition to a good anchor hold on the bow......sometimes you will need to take the dinghy 'Lil Jade' to the coastline with a 'line' and wrap it around a strong tree or something similar. With the water being 100 feet deep or more, it is just impossible to have enough scope and swing, so the stern tie keeps you in place. Oh, and we should really have a 'claw' anchor for the dinghy and 300' of painter line.............in case you leave your dinghy on the coastline and go for a walk, the tide could come in and now your dinghy is anchored hundreds of feet from the shore and somebody has to get in the cold, cold, water to retrieve it. More line seemed a better choice.
We have been attending the Anacortes Trawler Fest.........going to seminars for the last 3 days........Cruising the BC/AK Coast, Getting the Most From Your Marine Radar, Weather in the Inside Passage, Situational Awareness, Queen Charlotte Sound, Charging and Electrical System and Diesel Engine Basics (Jerry took that one alone). And of course all the speakers have either written a book or reference a book or two or three in their talk and I think we now have a book for every possible situation or to avoid one. My brain is about to explore with all the additional 'boat knowledge' I have been trying to absorb. I am ready to put this knowledge to work!
Now, of course you know that we bought a very intensive electronics package with this boat. Lots of upgrades and latest technologies. WELL, the Canadian Coast Guard equivalent REQUIRES every boat in their waters to carry 'paper charts'. The paper charts are very large and therefore only cover a small area at a time. So with all of the islands, coves, channels, inlets, sounds, etc., it was necessary for us to buy a stack of charts 6 inches high $$$$.
We thought we would be ready to leave on Tuesday but it is looking more like Thursday.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
We're on the boat!
Is it Sunday already??? We have been working constantly to get this Tug ready for cruising.
We arrived on Wednesday at the Seattle Airport about 10 pm ‘body time’. Everything went smoothly on the flight……Misty is a real trooper. She stayed under the seat in front of us with no problems. Add another first for our little Havanese. We were so hungry when we got off the airplane, even in First Class there was just enough food served to keep you from starving. As soon as we got our rental car, we punched in Asian Food on our Garmin and stopped at a Thai Restaurant with ** ambience and **** food. By the time we got to La Conner and on the boat we were very tired.
Fully expecting the weather to be cool and damp, we were pleasantly surprised with sunshine and record high temperatures for the next 3 days. Yesterday it was 88 degrees on our boat. Jerry was able to do the work he wanted on the dinghy and securing the life raft. Today it is a little cooler but still sunny. YES!
Surprisingly, we were able to empty all the suitcases on the boat as well as all the stuff we had ordered on line and had shipped here to Tomco Marine – of course the boat does sit a little lower in the water. The bedspread we had made in Greenville fit our bed perfectly.
We have not done any grocery shopping yet, just the necessities. I did insist on stopping at one of the garden centers here and bought myself one of the most beautiful hanging Fuchsias I have seen in a long time. Of course the neighbor boat here at the docks said I can’t take it in to Canada but we’ll see!
We arrived on Wednesday at the Seattle Airport about 10 pm ‘body time’. Everything went smoothly on the flight……Misty is a real trooper. She stayed under the seat in front of us with no problems. Add another first for our little Havanese. We were so hungry when we got off the airplane, even in First Class there was just enough food served to keep you from starving. As soon as we got our rental car, we punched in Asian Food on our Garmin and stopped at a Thai Restaurant with ** ambience and **** food. By the time we got to La Conner and on the boat we were very tired.
Fully expecting the weather to be cool and damp, we were pleasantly surprised with sunshine and record high temperatures for the next 3 days. Yesterday it was 88 degrees on our boat. Jerry was able to do the work he wanted on the dinghy and securing the life raft. Today it is a little cooler but still sunny. YES!
Surprisingly, we were able to empty all the suitcases on the boat as well as all the stuff we had ordered on line and had shipped here to Tomco Marine – of course the boat does sit a little lower in the water. The bedspread we had made in Greenville fit our bed perfectly.
We have not done any grocery shopping yet, just the necessities. I did insist on stopping at one of the garden centers here and bought myself one of the most beautiful hanging Fuchsias I have seen in a long time. Of course the neighbor boat here at the docks said I can’t take it in to Canada but we’ll see!
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