Tuesday, Anne and I made a run to Costco and three other stores to make final provisions. The lockers are bulging and the boat is sitting low in the water and we’ve only got to top off the water tanks and take on some fresh eggs and produce.
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| Lockers stuffed to bulging ad labelled |
Today we did a shakedown
sail, testing the new Strong Track for the main, putting in all the reefs and
putting up the staysail. Made note
of a few last adjustments, but basically all looked ready to go.
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| Skipper Alice at the helm |
And then there were the
spinner dolphins – at least 15-20 playing in our bow wave. Many of them were mothers with their
calves, who dashed off from Mama’s side from time to time to leap from the
water (“look, Ma, no fins!!!”) or to race across our bow, returning quickly to
mama’s side. We are taking their
appearance as a good omen – a well-wishing party from the dolphins to coincide
with the send-offs from friends on shore.
This will be my last post
until we reach the Marshalls or the Solomons in 4-6 weeks. However, you can follow our blog at http://www.sailblogs.com/member/newdawn. We will
not be posting pictures until we reach port, but we will try to post an update
daily. You can also see the
breadcrumbs of our track.
