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I guess it’s day five…but actually it’s all a blur,” said Colin at the helm. We’ve passed packages wrapped in yellow tape that look suspiciously like drug drops. Transpac care packages? (DEA, are you listening?) Not seeing much sea life, but because we’re blazing by?
Marie spilled miso soup all over the range, so we’ve decided to name our new boat band, “Miso Messy.” And please, please don’t ask what we’ve named, “The Cuban Missile Crisis.” (Hint: By-product of freeze dried Hungry Hiker Cuban Black Beans and Rice.”)
Never seen this much overcast and cold conditions this far into the trades. We’re having to rewear the few long sleeved shirts and bottom layers that we packed. Eew.
The minute we decide to set the spinnaker, the wind direction goes forward crushing our ambitions. Hmm…whose decision was it to leave the code zero at home? Thank goodness for the peppy lil blast reacher.
Life is amazing on this golden girl of the 90s. She was purchased from a sweet couple in Marin County, and meticulously revived by mechanical engineer and naval architect, Bill Rogers. In LA, Jib Kelly and Kelly Marine stripped down old systems and installed everything new. Bill and the crew continued with upgrades. Good Trouble’s (née Aldura) designer, Alan Andrews, has been a constant source of information and support for this program.
As we enter whatever the heck date this is (oh wait, someone thinks it’s the 4th of July!!), we are dining well, taking care of ourselves and each other, and doing whatever it takes to make this old gal giddy-up.