Vacation is nearing to an end as we return to Winifred on Friday. Though we have been away for a while we have bought her many new things while in the States. Hopefully, these upgrades will make up for leaving her over the past month.
We flew to the states on Aug 27 and spent two weeks enjoying Maine “ The way life should be.” Here we were able to catch up with family and a few friends. Enjoy some cooler weather and unwind.
cooler weather
Maine
pines not palms
The compass got a facelift. Before it was sitting in a stainless steel ring which was quickly deteriorating. Now it has a custom wooden base.
new compass base
A few pieces of hardware went to the machine shop and got repaired.
New cushions made for the cockpit.
cockpit cushion
bottom of cushion
Most exciting of all we found a new inflatable dinghy in New Hampshire, which fit perfectly into our Ford Explorer rental for the drive south to Delaware.
new dinghy
Of course an inflatable isn’t small enough to sneak on as a checked back. After a day of research we found a shipping company in New Jersey. Luckily, Kenny’s home in Delaware is only a few hours away. They gave us a cheap quote so we shipped our bottom paint as well. Dropping it off was an adventure. Every wonder where all the containers go before the get hooked to the back of trucks and driven all over the country? They were all parked in a maze like fashion making finding the shipping office a bit of a navigational nightmare. Our fingers are crossed that everything will arrive in St. Thomas they day after we get back.
Now in Delaware “ The first state” we have been taking advantage of tax free shopping by hitting summer clearance sales. A trip to
In search for some teak.
new ladder
The boarding ladder we have is still working but we were worried about it making through next season. Visiting the most interesting lumber yard we found our 9 board ft. piece of teak.
The first cuts have already been made, hopefully by the end of the day we have a shape that resembles a ladder. More pictures to come documenting our progress.
