24 days

    In three weeks we will embark on our first big journey. No, we are not going to Tahiti, unfortunately, 
we are headed south for winter. Where we will stop is not yet known. So we have a list made, that i am sure will be unfinished. The good news is provisioning is complete. Our bilges are full of over $900 worth of food. From simple ramen noodles, to pizza kits. Chicken noodle soup, canned chicken, an orchard of canned fruit.

   Our bedroom is now 90% done, the other 10% can wait until we get south. On top of what you see here, we have a memory foam mattress. Its not a spring mattress, but it sleeps nicely. After our second night sleeping aboard, we both slept very well. The first night we both had sleeping issues.

   Time to go up the mast! I had to get a better look at the rigging, and put the new spinnaker halyard in place. This photo was taken about 5 minutes before i realized that the stitching on the sling i was using was torn. So down i came, job unfinished. From what i can tell the rigging is in great shape. Dana had the joy of sending me up.

   I also got the generator out, it took two people.